As the government moves into stage four of lifting restrictions, things are ramping up here at Dismantle. Term 3 is set to be our busiest ever, with the full gamut of regular BikeRescue programs running, in addition to those that were postponed due to the pandemic. BikeRescue is in full swing over the July school holidays and as many as 15 during term 3.
ReNew is back in action after getting by with a skeleton crew during the pandemic, as most trainees had to be temporarily stood down. Trainees kept in touch with their mentors over social media during lockdown, and continued to receive social support and training while they were at home. The team is very happy to be back on the tools now and have hit the ground running with hands on training at Kennards Hire and are busy servicing ReNew's latest client, Spotless.
Our Karratha BikeRescue Local program is gearing up for the next stage, with facilitator training scheduled to take place during the first week of August. Several new partners have been confirmed or are in the pipeline, including City of Karratha and Roebourne District High School, who will be contributing funds to the project and having staff trained as facilitators. Karratha village will also be coming on board, a mining workers’ accommodation service run by Civeo, will be providing financial support and in kind access to accommodation.
