Deadly treadlies

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This bike rebuilding program for young people is run by the Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services. Young people are given the opportunity to build a bike for themselves or a family member. The program aims to:

• facilitate skills development with young people
• provide them with positive, practical experiences in bike mechanics
• engage them in meaningful longer term activities
• and help increase young people's self esteem and independence

The positive and innovative work of the Deadly treadlies program has been recognised through many awards. These awards include:

• 2004 Givewell Best Charity Project Award
• 2005 Ministerial Achievement Award from the Northern Territory Government for services to crime prevention amongst young people
• 2006 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award
• 2006 Territory Tidy Towns award for Best Youth Project
• 2006 Bicycling Australia Achievement award by the Cycling Promotion Fund

Contacts

Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services
Email: office@asyass.org.au

Links

• View article: Deadly treadlies (CAT) (PDF - 679.0 KB)
  See page 6 for article on the Deadly treadlies project
• View resource: ABC Radio National - 'Life Matters' audio program about Deadly Treadlies
• View resource: Deadly Treadlies video made by Suzy Bates with young people from Santa Teresa, Titjikala and Papunya, 2004
• View website: Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services
• View website: Centre for Appropriate Technology