By Tate Papworth
Cairnlea Park Primary School pupils will soon be spending more time on two wheels.
The school has been donated 30 bikes as part of the Fix the Cycle program.
Under the program, offenders on community correction orders upgrade bikes donated by police and the community. The work is carried out under the supervision of corrections staff.
Cairnlea Park Primary School community engagement and transition co-ordinator Natalie Roach said the new additions would significantly bolster the school’s bicycle education program.
“Currently the program runs two students to one bike, but this will mean we’re able to run two classes at the one time and every student will have their own bike.
“A lot of our kids don’t have bikes or the skills to ride bikes, so this is a great way of teaching them those skills and bike and road safety.”
Ms Roach said the donation would also give the school the ability to give back to the community.
“We were also able to get some smaller bikes, which we might be able to give to people in the community who don’t have the funds for their own bike … whether it be the kindergarten or someone local,” she said.
The bikes were handed over to the school by police officers and Department of Justice and Regulation officials last week.
