Australian Social Enterprises

Trusted by the public for more than 137 years, we exist to help those in sickness, distress, suffering or danger. Proceeds from our commercial activities allow us to fund our community program. These include first aid training, VET training, first aid kits and products, PPE supplies, defibrillators, kit restocking/servicing, Non-Emergency Patient Transport, Event Health Services & Community Transport. Products and services include Healthcare Services, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

For more than 57 years, Aruma has operated a range of professional businesses serving corporates and small businesses. We create long term careers 500+ Australians with a disability and sub-contract to a further 20+ disability organisations to create further employment opportunities. We are specialists in our industries which range from Commercial-Laundry, Facility-Services, Manufacturing, Farming, Tourism, Food Products, Medical Packs and Packaging services. Products and services include Industrial Production & manufacture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

For more than 57 years, Aruma has operated a range of professional businesses serving corporates and small businesses. We create long term careers 500+ Australians with a disability and sub-contract to a further 20+ disability organisations to create further employment opportunities. We are specialists in our industries which range from Commercial-Laundry, Facility-Services, Manufacturing, Farming, Tourism, Food Products, Medical Packs and Packaging services. Products and services include Food & Beverage Products, Horticulture & arboriculture, Venue Hire. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Our training is designed to increase the individual's confidence, physical and vocal presence in professional settings. Our techniques are drawn from the actor's toolkit and can be applied in a business context from interpersonal communication to public speaking. Our profits are committed to providing further educational opportunities to the next generation of Australia's artistic talent. We offer online and F2F training. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include People in a particular vocation or profession. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.

At CQUniversity, we change lives. We focus on education, research, professional development, and industry and community partnerships. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Engineer, Research, Tech services, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

For over 20 years, Recruitflex has specialised in delivering tailored recruitment services to a wide range of industry sectors. We focus on high quality permanent and temporary placements, and with offices in NSW, VIC, SA and QLD, we recruit for clients nationally. As a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest our profits back into community projects to support people and strengthen local economies. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Healthcare Services, Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.

We support over 200 employees with complex mental health lived experiences in Prestige packing, grounds maintenance, commercial cleaning, and car cleaning. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

CatholicCare Social Enterprise exists to create a positive impact through offering employment pathways for vulnerable people in our community. The program has three projects – a Commercial Cleaning service, a Café that also offers catering and a Community Housie. All initiatives aim to deliver sustainable and professional services, while employing individuals who live in the Hunter region. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

CVGT Employment GTO provides apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities across a range of industries, specific to labour market needs and demand. We support all demographics and skill demands relevant to industry needs. Our social purpose is to connecting more people to meaningful work. Products and services include Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

yourtown's Social Enterprises provide paid work and training for young people aged 15- 25 years who are experiencing significant disadvantage and face barriers to engagement with the community, learning and work. We deliver grounds maintenance, landscaping, construction services. We employ a blended workforce in which qualified and experienced tradespeople supervise and train young people to gain practical skills in a real work environment. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

All About Fencing Hire is here for all your temporary fencing needs. From events to construction sites, our special team of employees are ready to put up fences for any occasion. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

ClearCut Lawn Mowing and Maintenance Service is Western Victoria's largest garden maintenance team. We are a non for profit social enterprise that operates from bases in Warrnambool and Terang Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Create and Collate addresses a broad spectrum of assembly and sorting needs for businesses around Australia. Work undertaken can vary between processing, document shredding, packaging, assembly and mail-sorting. It provides valuable and practical employment opportunities in a caring, inclusive and social environment for our team of supported employees living with disability Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Advertising & media, Industrial Production & manufacture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

E-Waste is an electrical resource recovery center that is a division of WDEA Works. We are a non for profit social enterprise that dismantles and sorts televisions, computers and a huge variety of electrical equipment into recyclable components, with the objective of creating a more sustainable environment. We operate in Warrnambool and Hamilton, and service Western Victoria Products and services include Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Steam and Clean is a unique and dynamic car detailing operation that operates in the heart of Warrnambool's CDB. No job is too big or small for the Steam and Clean team who regularly clean large machinery through to small motorcycles and industrial filters. We service fleet, corporate and the general public. Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Big R’s Shed is a not-for-profit social enterprise committed to developing pathways, unlocking potential and strengthening the community. With a big focus on sustainability, we offer people with a disability a unique retail work experience, selling pre-owned goods back to the local community. Big R’s Shed sells an extensive range of second-hand items, including homewares, sporting goods, toys, furniture and electrical. Products and services include Furniture & Furnishings, Music & Games & Toys & Arts & Crafts & Educational. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Maxima is a not-for-profit, community-oriented organisation supporting people in their pursuit of meaningful work. We develop the skills and confidence to overcome barriers to employment, and meet the needs of jobseekers and employers – bringing the two together to mutually beneficial outcomes. Products and services include Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Bama is a facilities maintenance, civil engineering and building and construction social enterprise. Bama?s social purpose is to provide sustainable employment and career pathways to previously unemployed and disadvantaged Indigenous men and women. Bama offers the most marginalised group in our society the dignity of a job and a platform for career development and fulfilment and thus rebuilding social norms. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Infoxchange is a not-for-profit social enterprise that has been delivering technology for social justice for 30 years. We work with community, government and corporate partners to solve issues around homelessness, family violence, mental health and disability, as well as supporting Indigenous communities, women, youth and families. Products and services include IT & Telecomms. Primary beneficiaries include People experiencing & at risk of homelessness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We provide young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander High School students experience working on carpentry, concreting, masonry, scaffolding and electrical engineering projects to gain real life skills working to a high standard on your projects. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Muru Mittigar seeks to create a better understanding of Aboriginal culture in the wider community; create new jobs; develop workplace skills training and increase sustained employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians. Products and services include Architecture, Planning & Design, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Clean Force is a social enterprise delivering commercial cleaning and grounds maintenance services in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania (via ELS). The enterprise group generates $22 m in annual revenue and operate as divisions of WISE Employment Ltd, a national not for profit company limited by guarantee. Our social impact is material as we employ very marginalised people, including those with a mental illness. Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Access Australia Group is a not-for-profit organisation that?s been supporting a range of people through targeted education, employment and community programs since 1992. We run 2 Social Enterprises PepperGreen Farm (including Employment Enterprises) and PepperGreen Farm Catering. At Access Australia Group, we specialise in supporting people with disability, mental health issues and youth. Products and services include Building products & materials, Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Business & Administrative Services, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.