Level 1, 116 Hardware Street
MELBOURNE Victoria 3000 Australia

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Second Chance Cycles

Second Chance Cycles is currently open on Fridays from 10am to 4pm.  

What is Second Chance Cycles?

Second Chance Cycles is a community bike workshop that has been recycling bicycles and teaching bike mechanics since 2009.  We are based in the Collingwood Underground and are open to the public once a week providing the following services:

  • supervised bike rebuilds with donated parts
  • bicycle repair and maintenance advice and assistance
  • cheap or free parts

If you want to support the program by volunteering time or supplying bikes, contact Paul at patkinson@vacro.org.au - If you are in the position to contribute financially you can donate online through the GiveNow website.

You may also want to us on twitter

Check us out in the news here (from the 18th of April) and Steven features in this video about the Neighbourhood Renewal project at the Collingwood public housing estate.


Training and Mobile Mechanics

Second Chance Cycles is available for community groups and workplaces looking to run bicycle events.    To get more information email patkinson@vacro.org.au or call (03) 9605 1924. 



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Finding the Underground
We are located less than 10 minutes walk from Victoria Park or Collingwood train stations.  If you are heading south on Harmsworth away from Johnston St, we are on the left in front of the flats.

We have a doorbell at the main entrance.  If you can't find it, give us a call on 0424 653 221.

the entrance on Harmsworth Street looks like this:

Head down the ramp to the left and follow the prompts.



 


Recent Projects & News

Green Wheels and Justice
From May to November 2011, Second Chance Cycles worked with the Department of Justice and St Albans Connect to donate 100 bicycle to newly arrived migrants in Brimbank. This project, which included a partnership with St Alban's Connect and the Department of Justice North West Region also picked up the Commissioner's award for best community work partnership project in February 2012.  






Second Chance Cycles relies on generous contributions from a  range of  philanthropic, local government and individuals. If you would like to contribute you can donate through GiveNow. 

The following organisations have contributed to the program thus far


The Estate of the Late Edward Wilson Trust

William Angliss Charitable Foundation 
 


Second Chance Cycles also relies on the support of CHEAC and the Office of Housing for free use of space and tenancy management at the facility.r />







Second Chance Cycles is one of three Yarra-based community projects featuring in a mini-doco produced by Daybreak Films.  The video was commissioned by Yarra City Council to showcase the work of projects funded by the Inner North Community Foundation.  The doco also covers the work of A.R.A.B. and Sprout.<.
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