b'Brainwave Bikes success so far:1.Prevented 2,520 (30,282kgs) bicycles entering landfill which equates to 241,920 kgs of CO 2 diverted2.Sold 739 quality, affordable and tested bicycles for all ages at a fraction of their new price, donated 200 to communities in need and recycled a further 1,3533.Successfully transitioned eight unemployed young people living with disabilitiesinto mainstream employment through a pre-employment program that includes structured work experience and accredited training, as well as building personal and employability skills4.Expanded to pop up shops at Melbourne and Monash Universities and the Dandenong Market5.Presented and advocated for a circular economy for bicycles and zero bicycle wasteBrainwave Bikes.Photo: Meredith OSheaFor young people whose life and paththrough specialBrainwave Bikes has also had unexpected wins. One schools, NDIS support, day programshas been definedyoung person with an acquired brain injury from a bike by their disability, Brainwave Bikes must feel magical.accident turned up on the doorstep, hoping only to Their disability can become so much of their identity volunteer and sweep floors if necessary, just to feel a that they cant see theres more to life than that. But we sense of normality again. Hes now a full-time mechanic all have our own passions, we all have our own skills, here, Kieran smiled. Hes an incredible mechanic and an Kieran said.asset to this place. Hes helped me sort of build it, improve I say to new employees that they need to be wearingon systems and his knowledge on bikes is fantastic. He their uniform, they have to be here on time, because theycould fix anything and does the full restoration paint jobs.are representing Brainwave Bikes when theyre out onFoundational support from the Newsboys Foundation, the shop floor. These customers, when they walk in, theyalong with Brainwave Australias ongoing partnership have an expectation, and you are a brand ambassador inwith Mercedes and several other supporters, has allowed a sense when youre out there. But they excel with thatthe Brainwave Bikes social enterprise to take shape and quickly. They take pride in Brainwave Bikes and they canthrive. be really happy to help an individual find the right bike.Newsboys has funded the shops trainee program, Theyve seen the joy that it brings, not just them, but forallowing the shops mechanics and sales staff to earn that customer as well. official accreditations, such as an internationally Kieran tells of one staff member who thrived on washingrecognised CyTech certificate, along with genuine skills, the discarded bikes when they arrived, a crucial first step,to help them search for wider work. Kieran says the aim is and was also a good driver. Kieran reached out to Hertzto have 10 workers receiving training and support at any Rentals and now that graduate is working there, as a carone time. detailer. Its not always just the bikes, Kieran said. You just find that skill and grow on it and search for the jobNick Place that matches what they want.NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 202311'