Darebin City Council: 2023 Finalist – Healthy and fair society
Darebin City Council is a finalist for a Community Champion award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2023 – Healthy and fair society category. Darebin Loves Bikes is inspired to build an inclusive, vibrant culture of bike riding in Darebin. Bike riding is a healthy, enjoyable, zero-emissions, affordable way to travel. Not everyone has the skills and confidence to ride, or access to a working bicycle. Darebin City Council works closely with local partners to empower people who live, work or study in Darebin to start pedalling.
Inclusive, low-cost Bike Skills Workshops, personalised journey planning advice and the popular Darebin Loves Bikes e-newsletter, give people the support, resources, skills, and experience they need to ride a bike. The cornerstone Free Monthly Bike Check project has helped hundreds of people get back on their bike, learn lifelong bike maintenance skills, and keep second-hand bikes out of landfill.
