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Free New Bike (Single Speed, BMX, Hybrid), Helmet, Light, Lock, Lunch [Must Be 14-17 Years Old]

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Free New Bike (Single Speed, BMX, Hybrid), Helmet, Light, Lock, Lunch [Must Be 14-17 Years Old]
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PainToad on 22/07/2014 - 15:07 bicyclenetwork.com.au (2743 clicks)
Last edited 22/07/2014 - 22:24 by 1 other user

Update: ccwwayne has pointed out that other councils are also offering this. Might be worth looking.

01AUG - Ipswich City Council, QLD
13AUG - City of Playford, SA
11SEP - City of Darebin, VIC

Update 2: Full list https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/programs/383/

Bicycle Network, Coca-Cola South Pacific and Logan City Council are offering 300 young people aged 14-17 years an opportunity to earn a new bike and get active in the community.

Young people will learn how to build a bike, how to maintain it and learn some safety tips - and then, take the bike home.

Those who register online will receive a new bike, a helmet, light and lock - completely free! Participants will get their choice of a single speed, BMX or Hybrid bike and will be taught how to assemble and care for their bikes at the event.

Participants will be chosen based on the following criteria:

Aged between 14-17 years of age
Living in Logan City
Priority given to people without a bike
Transport to and from the venue will need to be arranged by the individual, organisation or as a school.

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  • mafmouf on 22/07/2014 - 15:11
    +25

    Great incentive for kids that age to be active and learn a little about safety and maintenance.

  • Cave Fire on 22/07/2014 - 15:15

    Nice find!

  • GiggidyGoo on 22/07/2014 - 15:22
    +16

    Well done to Logan City for providing something useful for the kids. Other councils… look and learn!

  • plasmapuff on 22/07/2014 - 15:22
    +47

    Good way for the Logan Bogans to supplement their Centrelink income as they sell the bike for cash.

    Sad but true.

    • illz on 22/07/2014 - 15:52
      +1

      Tears! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha

      • Koolbargain on 22/07/2014 - 15:54

        Comment inappropriate…hmmmm

        • dr_ rusko on 22/07/2014 - 16:08
          +1

          looks like I was 15 mins late to share the joy…

    • ValMalSki on 22/07/2014 - 18:21
      +1

      I'm from Logan and I even I had to lol at this!

    • PlagueistheCheap on 22/07/2014 - 19:34

      It will also boots the cash converters profits

  • SteveAndBelle on 22/07/2014 - 15:26
    +2

    Very nice find! Great deal & great incentive but I can't help think how we're so closely following the American funding model where large beverage companies are the only ones with enough money to support education & community activities :( I want to convince myself it's harmless but my pessimistic side thinks otherwise. Social dilemma.

    • quaddie on 22/07/2014 - 15:29

      What's wrong with beverage companies spending money on philanthropy? It's not a new thing.

      • SteveAndBelle on 22/07/2014 - 15:32
        +1

        I know it isn't new and my dilemma is exactly that, why isn't it wrong?! I'm not saying it's wrong or right, I'm just stuck on the fence confused.

      • Rutger on 22/07/2014 - 20:37
        +6

        It's not philanthropy it's advertising and to have something else in their "we give back" column, as deceptive as that is.

        This beverage company gets water to make their product at a fraction of the price we, and other companies, pay and get plenty of tax breaks and other forms of government assistance that smaller companies can't access. Just this year they asked for $50,000,000.00 despite a six month net profit of just under $80,000,000.00. The good news is they only got $22,000,000.00 from taxpayers so far this year. Isn't it nice to have friends in politics.

        This particular company also holds a great deal of responsibility for the obesity epidemic and it's not appropriate for such companies to try and associate themselves with "health & fitness", like they do in most of their advertising.

        • Rutger on 22/07/2014 - 20:56

          I should point out that $80m is only because of a writedown. Usually they take in ten times the amount they asked the government for. Responsible corporate citizens at their best…

        • quaddie on 22/07/2014 - 21:04
          +2

          This particular company also holds a great deal of responsibility for the obesity

          Obese people hold 99% of responsibility of obesity. The 1% are suffer from thyroid problems etc.

        • hoxygt on 05/08/2014 - 13:45

          @quaddie:

          Overly simplistic.

    • ryang on 22/07/2014 - 15:33
      +2

      Don't see how it's any different than something like the RMHC.. Why can't a large corporation put some money back into the community instead of lining somebody else's pocket with a couple extra million?

      • SteveAndBelle on 22/07/2014 - 15:36
        +1

        I think my issue with it is the fact that it has to be mentioned. I'm all for them giving back but why do we have to know about it?! Why do the names have to be mentioned anywhere?!

        • PainToad on 22/07/2014 - 15:45
          +7

          Because this isn't soviet Russia.

        • SteveAndBelle on 22/07/2014 - 15:46

          @PainToad:
          Ha, yeah… fair enough :)

        • sycly on 23/07/2014 - 12:27
          +2

          @PainToad: It's easy to dismiss this, but what's happened in America is a concern. What's valuable to the community at large should be funded *gasp by the community. Highschool textbooks in America are now completely covered in advertising. And what's to stop the likes of Koch brothers funding 'education programs' in the name of community philanthropy to push their anti science and religious doctrine?

        • PainToad on 23/07/2014 - 14:45
          +2

          @sycly:
          Oh calm down. I see no reason why the "community" should be purchasing bikes for kids. Let the parents fund their own mistakes, not yet again dump the responsibility on others. If Coke on the other hand want some cheap advertising, I say go for it.

        • SteveAndBelle on 23/07/2014 - 15:49

          @PainToad:
          My unsubstantiated gripe stems from the long running Coke/Pepsi wars in US schools. Each brand fights to 'sponsor' a school by giving them amazing new gymnasiums and sports/musical equipment but of course then they claim the campus as theirs and get the powers at be to sign a very long-term contract to only supply their products, vending machines and signage etc. Again, it seems harmless and it results in obvious big instant gains for the kids attending those schools however I'm just a little concerned as to the unknown long-term effects of these schemes. Could be harmless but then again…

      • alvian on 22/07/2014 - 15:51
        +6

        Why can't a large corporation put some money back into the community instead of lining somebody else's pocket?

        Marlboro Cancer Ward proudly sponsored by Philip Morris

        • xuqi on 22/07/2014 - 17:02

          Surely you mean 'Hospice'.

      • Rutger on 22/07/2014 - 20:38
        +1

        If this costs $30k then they "put back" -$21,970,000.00 (That's negative not a hyphen).

  • Malarkey on 22/07/2014 - 15:27

    That's pretty cool actually!

  • MonkeyRum on 22/07/2014 - 16:03
    +10

    Lots of BMX for sale at the Logan Central Plaza Cash Converter in August!

  • montorola on 22/07/2014 - 16:06
    +4

    I expect the crime rate in Logan to go up exponentially with everyone stealing everyone else's bike lol

    • PainToad on 22/07/2014 - 16:11
      +10

      Or drop because they don't need to steal them?

      • hashtagbargain on 22/07/2014 - 16:21
        +6

        Old habits die hard mate!

      • Knightelf on 22/07/2014 - 17:08
        +2

        Why have one when you can have many

        • PainToad on 22/07/2014 - 18:04
          +12

          They apply that theory to kids too.

        • montorola on 22/07/2014 - 22:58
          +2

          @PainToad:

          That explains all the Taragos you see in Woodridge :P

  • MagicTsukai on 22/07/2014 - 16:24

    lucky kids >.<

  • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 16:30
    +16

    when i read 14-17yo i thought this was about scotch. disappointing

  • [Deactivated] on 22/07/2014 - 16:44
    +1

    Brodeners will be on to this.

  • giventofly on 22/07/2014 - 16:48
    +1

    What a fantastic idea.

  • sephyd on 22/07/2014 - 16:50

    woow, you guys are so lucky

  • simprosimple on 22/07/2014 - 16:51
    +1

    available for South Australia and Victoria, too !

    30JUL - Logan City Council, QLD
    01AUG - Ipswich City Council, QLD
    13AUG - City of Playford, SA
    11SEP - City of Darebin, VIC

  • shadowarrior on 22/07/2014 - 16:57
    +1

    FFS…. I read the title as Free 14-15 year olds in Logan. :| Brain went 'WTF!?!?' mode for a second right there… :|

    • plasmapuff on 22/07/2014 - 17:57
      +3

      2 for 1 deal:
      15yo comes free with an unwanted teenage pregnancy…

  • Tuba on 22/07/2014 - 17:36
    +2

    Now they will know how to strip your bike in 30 seconds.

    • arcticmonkey on 22/07/2014 - 18:46
      -1

      Grow up mate.

      • Tuba on 22/07/2014 - 19:01
        +1

        No you

  • Brouw3r on 22/07/2014 - 17:51

    Check your area. Perth (Stirling among others) had this a few months back.

  • cycleri3 on 22/07/2014 - 17:55

    Is this the same Logan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhsrFLE6FZQ ?

    • Tuba on 22/07/2014 - 18:20
      +3

      Is that the same Today Tonight? Crap show.

  • xordis on 22/07/2014 - 18:20
    +2

    Reminds me of the old saying. (locals know what I am talking about)

    "You know what Logan kids get for Christmas. Springwood kids bikes."

    Looks like there will be some happy Springwood kids this year when they wake up on Christmas and still have their bikes.

    • YTW on 22/07/2014 - 18:45
      +3

      We have only ever stopped off in Logan at the shopping centre for an hour or two as a break in our journey on the way to the Goldie.

      Despite the lack of time spent in the area, compared to the years spent living in multiple places elsewhere and weeks/months spent on holidays in other parts of Australia, Logan carries the honourable title of "only place we've ever been robbed" - TWICE.

      One time we got to watch the security guards having to deal with a 3yo who was abandoned for at least an hour on the indoor play set in front of Woolies. Poor kid.

      Such a classy area.

      • arcticmonkey on 22/07/2014 - 18:49

        Well the area is not going to get better without social initiatives like this.

        Surprised at the lack of education/social awareness in this thread. These are the sort of people who whinge when a council/business does something and whinges when it doesn't.

        If the crime is as bad as you say and this reduces incidents in the area, it will have paid itself off. If it gets some of the local kids focusing their attention on riding bikes instead of getting up to no good, it's a win/win for all.

        • Tuba on 22/07/2014 - 19:20
          +4

          You live in fairy land. Google 3020 Sunshine, I grew up there, I know exactly how they are, and why. It was true 30 years ago, its true today, it will be true 30 yrs from now.

          Lack of opportunity and alternatives has stuff all to do with it.

  • illz on 22/07/2014 - 18:59
    +2

    I remember seeing some guy getting held up at 1pm on a Sunday with a screw driver in Woodridge

    • xordis on 23/07/2014 - 21:39

      I wonder where he stole the screwdriver from.

  • giggles on 22/07/2014 - 19:13

    Assemble? Bah, too much effort.

  • DEvok on 22/07/2014 - 19:50
    +1

    Wonder these any 17 year olds and under that uses ozbargain? Cause I know a 5 year old kid uses it on their ipad!

  • BH1 on 22/07/2014 - 19:56

    "On your bike" :)

    Nice find!

  • obsolet on 22/07/2014 - 20:36

    Full list of participating councils available here:

    https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/programs/383/

  • mranderson978 on 22/07/2014 - 20:39

    Bargain! I hope they're still doing this in 4 years.

  • sleet on 22/07/2014 - 21:55

    That's great. No more youtube, twits and wii wiis. Bikes will keep them entertained and fit.

  • kronicmacstigator on 22/07/2014 - 23:18
    +5

    Why don't they just get a long bike rack (like the kind they use for marathons), lock 300 bikes to it using different kinds of locks and whoever can break the lock first gets it? I mean, it is logan after all! The only things they know how to do with a screwdriver is jemmy a lock or stab someone

  • coin saver on 14/08/2014 - 00:33
    +1

    Thanks PainToad my daughter picked up her bike today (Playford sa ) thanks also to Bicycle Network, Coca-Cola South Pacific and the city of Playford.

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