In 2014, Bike Creative Founder Chris and Anna cycled over 9,000km from Istanbul to Singapore. During the journey they were overwhelmed by the kindness of people, stepping out of their houses and welcoming them with smiles and offers of food when there was no sign of a shop. They just saw two cyclists.

Along the way, Chris and Anna found themselves running impromptu coaching sessions for people in remote places, using the bike to connect where language was a barrier.

Ten years later, Chris and Anna were living and teaching in a remote Aboriginal community in the East Kimberley. There were only a handful of bikes in town but everyone knew how to ride, because they shared. So Chris arranged for 50 bikes, tools, and lights to be driven over 3,000km North of Perth, Western Australia. The children learned to build them, fix them, and ride them. Soon there were bikes everywhere and kids setting out on new adventures every day.

At NAIDOC celebrations, the whole community came together – culture, food, stories, and bike repairs happening side by side. Local paediatrician Dr Jean Bishop put it plainly: “This is exactly what the children need – something practical that makes them happy.”

In 2026, Chris is using his long service leave to start building the foundations of a remote cycling charity. With the help of a few friends and the support of Bikes for Humanity WA, the team checked, stripped and packed 150 bikes and spares into a shipping container and sent it by road to Warmun in the remote East Kimberley.

So far Chris and his team have delivered bikes and cycling sessions to schools in Doon Doon, Warmun, Purnululu and Ringer Soak, and completed a community project to paint the bike container (now bike shop) with local artists and children. Now nurses, police, youth workers and artists are all riding their bikes and helping each other!

We’re looking for funding partners to help us reach more communities. If you can help, please get in touch.