What we run
A canteen, a bike workshop and a print room. Buy from any of them and you pay someone’s wage.
Brickfield Canteen
Breakfast from 8:00, soup and toasties at lunch and a weekly special cooked by the trainees. We cater for offices and events of 10 to 120 people.
Soup of the day and bread
$5.50
Toastie, three fillings
$4.80
Office lunch platter, per head
$8.50
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–15:00
Example prices. Opening hours (sample).
Brickfield Canteen
Of every $10 spent here (sample)
Where it goes
Wages4.60
Food and drink2.80
Rent and power1.40
Traineeship fund1.20
Bike workshop
Of every $10 spent here (sample)
Where it goes
Wages5.70
Parts2.10
Rent and power1.10
Traineeship fund1.10
Bike workshop
Drop your bike before 10:00 and collect it after 16:00. We service, repair and sell refurbished bikes, and we teach you to fix your own.
Puncture repair
$12
Full service
$75
Refurbished bikes
From $120
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 8:30–17:30
Example prices. Opening hours (sample).
Print room
Screen printing and risograph for posters, leaflets, T-shirts and tote bags. Bring a file or a sketch; we help with the rest.
Risograph posters, 50 x A3, two colours
$85
Screen-printed T-shirts, 25
From $240
Community group rate
20% off
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00
Example prices. Opening hours (sample).
Print room
Of every $10 spent here (sample)
Where it goes
Wages4.90
Ink and paper2.60
Rent and power1.30
Traineeship fund1.20
Questions at the counter
Are you a charity?
No. We are a community interest company (sample): a business that sells things, with an asset lock that keeps its profits and building in Springfield.
Do you charge more because you are a social enterprise?
No. We price like other local cafés, workshops and printers, and we tell you where the money goes.
Will a trainee serve me or fix my bike?
Often, yes. Every trainee works with a supervisor, and every repair is checked before it goes back to you.
Can my company pay by invoice?
Yes. Open a buy-social account and we invoice monthly, with a note of the wages your orders paid for.
Order, book or send a job
Tell us what you need and the right venture replies, usually within one working day (sample).