Speargrass Bike Tours

Ay! I’m Nathaniel Joshua, co-founder of Speargrass Bike Tours in Katherine, Northern Territory Australia.

My dream is to start a social enterprise that gives tourists a fun new way to explore my home town Katherine AND create jobs for the youth in my community.

Katherine is on the road between Alice Springs and Darwin and is the 4th largest town in the Northern Territory. During the dry season it gets really busy when tourists from all over the world come to explore it’s natural beauty when it’s not too hot!

There isn’t any bike hire here, but there are so many beautiful places you can visit on a bike… hot springs, museums, art galleries, nature reserves, cafes! I want tourists to have bicycles they can hire, and I also want to run cultural bike tours, so people aren’t just driving their cars and missing all the best spots!

But Speargrass Bike Tours is more than a good look around. I want to employ local mob so it will do good for everyone. There are smart young fellas here that want work that is meaningful and fun. Without work they’re bored, sitting at home doing nothing. So when I set up Speargrass Bike Tours, I’m going to mentor young Aboriginal men, teaching them how to fix bikes and run the shop. They’ll be involved in running tours and talking to customers. Over time they will grow confidence and knowledge and I will be there to support them when they’re ready to take a step towards starting their own enterprise!