GOOLUM Goolum Aboriginal Co-Operative will launch a new indigenous youth program next week.
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The ‘Right on Track’ Deadly Bike Project – in partnership with Wimmera HUB – encourages children to take old bicycles and give them a makeover.
The bikes will then be donated to community members.
The project – announced in July – also involves students documenting their work through short films.
They will also showcase their bikes at community events.
The initiative is modelled on the organisation’s Deadly Ute project, which ran in 2011 and 2012.
Goolum Goolum health promotion co-ordinator Dean O’Loughlin said the project offered a range of exciting opportunities for students.
“These include expressing their creativity, gaining an understanding of bike mechanics and safety, reflective behaviour, planning and co-operation, problem solving, and leadership skills,” he said.
The launch on Tuesday is at Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative in Horsham from noon.
The Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation’s Koori Justice Unit and Frontline Youth Initiative Fund has given the organisation $330,000 for three years for the program.
