A NEW cycling program that uses two-seater bicycles is helping to giving aged-care residents at Balnarring Arcare a fun and supported way to get outdoors and back into the community.
Cycling Without Age is a not-for-profit group that provides a community service that connects older or less mobile people with their community by giving them free rides on trishaw ebikes, piloted by volunteer cyclists.
The program started at Balnarring earlier this month and was clearly enjoyed by all involved, said activities coordinator Gail Perry.
Perry said the program was helped by volunteers and provided safe, free and universal access to cycling for people not able to ride themselves.
“We even have one resident who can no longer walk but, once we were able to use specialist equipment to get him on the bike, he loved every minute of it,” she said.
“We have a short route and a longer route we do, and even get to stop for a coffee along the way. It’s been fabulous.”
Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill said it was great to see what innovative volunteer programs were out there in the community.
First published in the Western Port News – 27 September 2023
