Australian Social Enterprises

Western Outstations Enterprise Development Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous business focused on fostering economic activity and enterprise development within remote Aboriginal outstations. Its primary social impact involves promoting economic self-determination and creating opportunities for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

Wetenngerr Community Store Aboriginal Corporation operates a community store in a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory. This enterprise provides essential goods and services, aiming to improve community health through food access, create local employment opportunities, and support economic development within the community.

Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre operates social enterprises including a Community Furniture Shed, Op Shop, and Scallywags Child Care centre in the Whitsunday region of Queensland. Revenue from these businesses funds community support programs addressing disadvantage, poverty, and social exclusion for local residents.

Our mission is to provide meaningful paid employment, personal growth opportunities and other support services in a safe and happy environment for people living with disability. Our more than 40 Supported Employees are placed in work most suited to their physical and intellectual strengths and personal preferences. Willing & Able has a variety of successful businesses which continue to provide employment for its Supported Employees in the Port Macquarie Hastings Region. These being - Op Shop, Woodwork, Renovation & Recycling Warehouse, Coffee Bar and Commercial Laundry. We also provide recycling and assembly and packaging services. Willing and Able pride ourselves on our contribution to the community. Not only do we support adults living with disability, we work in partnership with various businesses and other community organisations to be as environmentally responsible and sustainable as possible. The Foundation is a vibrant and sustainable social enterprise, providing employment opportunities and support pathways for our friendly, willing, and able people.

Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association operates a 100% Aboriginal owned and run Bush Nursery specializing in indigenous plants of the Mornington Peninsula. They also provide Cultural Immersion Tours, Cultural Awareness Training, and other services like catering and horticulture, primarily benefiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Their work fosters cultural understanding, environmental conservation, and provides employment and training opportunities within the Indigenous community.

Windara's business lines are function centre, café, out catering, lawn and garden maintenance and electrical test and tagging. Windara contributes to our local community by providing lawn and garden maintenance services and nourishing meals to people for reasonable cost. Windara provides training and support to local people with disabilities that otherwise would not find employment in the commercial world.

Windarring is a people centred, community-based organisation committed to eliminating barriers to participation, inclusion and acceptance for people with disabilities in their local community. Our mission is to ensure the best outcomes for participants by providing high quality, responsive and personalised support for those with disabilities and with their families. Our disability enterprise locations: - Kyneton Copy Centre - 58 Mollison Street, Kyneton. - Kyneton Clothing Recycling + Kyneton Gardening Crew - 67 Baynton Street, Kyneton - Castlemaine Emporium (Second hand store) - 317 Barker Street, Castlemaine - Bendigo Clothing Recycling + Gardening Crew - 38 Rohs Road, East Bendigo. - Bendigo Emporium (Second hand store) - 1 Fir Street, Golden Square. Come and visit us today! Windarring operate a range of different disability enterprises across Castlemaine, Kyneton and Bendigo.We work in with the community by providing professional and friendly services across each location. Members of the community will always be greeted with a friendly face when visiting any of our enterprises and will always have a positive customer experience. We provide supported employees and their families the dignity of work and connection and contribution to the local community.Employment is important to every individual - by giving individuals a sense of purpose and identity, independence to earn their own income and build on their skills and professional development.

Windgap: Creating Opportunities The Windgap Foundation is a not for profit organisation, with a purpose built, fully functioning warehouse and in house café. Windgap provides meaningful supported employment to adults with intellectual disabilities. There are many roles and opportunities within Windgap’s Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE), catering and Growability gardening teams, providing each of our participants with a range of jobs and skills development. Windgap’s person centred approach provides quality programs and support to foster independence, empowerment, learning and development, enabling each individual to live life to the fullest.Windgap’s Supported Employment programs and services are coordinated by experienced professionals, who work alongside our teams of participants to help provide employment, training and quality production and service. Supported Employment opportunities include: > Growability – garden and lawn maintenance team > Warehouse – providing a range of commercial picking, packaging and assembly > Catering – the café and work experience catering team provide a range of food and beverages to the community > Laser Engraving – custom engraving and laser cutting on a range of surfaces and products, from trophies to cake toppers. Registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and not-for-profits Commission, the Windgap Foundation was formed by a group of parents 70 years ago to provide education to their children with intellectual disabilities who were denied schooling. Today, Windgap provides support over 200 families and opportunities to participants from 18 to 84 years, fulfilling a range of needs and goals in supported employment, residential group homes, learning and life skill programs, support coordination, and participation in community life. Windgap’s Mission:“To improve the quality of life of people with an intellectual disability by supporting them in reaching their full potential and raising community awareness as to their needs and aspirations” Windgap’s Values: Integrity – Caring – Empowering – Innovation – Independence Windgap has built many great relationships and partnerships within the community, which deliver unique opportunities for supported employees and their families to engage in social and economic inclusion. The Windgap Foundation is an established disability support organisation located in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, which provides opportunities and a range of programs and services to support and empower adults with disabilities.

The Wiradjuri Cultural & Environmental Rangers Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous organisation dedicated to the protection and management of Wiradjuri cultural heritage and the environment. Through Indigenous-led ranger services, it aims to preserve cultural knowledge, conserve natural landscapes, and foster community well-being.

Wirliyajarrayi Pastoral Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous corporation primarily involved in pastoral activities. It aims to create economic opportunities and employment for its Indigenous members and community through sustainable land management and livestock farming.

Wise Barista Program provides hospitality-based training and employment opportunities for individuals facing barriers to work, particularly new migrants and refugee communities. Operating as part of the Wise Foundation, it delivers quality in-house barista and catering services while creating meaningful pathways to economic independence for marginalised people.

WISE is committed to creating socially inclusive, strong and financially sustainable social enterprises that provide commercially competitive services for customers but trade for the social benefit of their employees. We operate three not for profit social enterprises employing approximately 300 staff. Many of our team would not be given a chance in the open employment market.

Wise Foundation is an Australian social enterprise that creates and supports sustainable social enterprises to address disadvantage. They provide hospitality training and employment opportunities, particularly for new migrants and refugees, aiming to foster economic independence and meaningful community participation for vulnerable people.

Witjiwampa Cattle Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous-owned entity operating in the Northern Territory, primarily engaged in cattle farming. Although specific operational details are unavailable due to an error in the source data, its nature as an Aboriginal Corporation strongly implies a focus on creating economic opportunities and fostering self-determination for Indigenous people.

Supported Employment program provides support and training to people with a disability, enabling integration to open employment or raising self-esteem by participation within the workforce. We offer flexible work hours and work variety, as well as providing the support you need to face the challenges of your disability. To be disabled does not mean you should be denied the opportunity of working or having the option of creating a stronger financial position for yourself and/or your family.

Women in Construction Pty Ltd is a certified social enterprise in Victoria that combats low female participation in the construction industry through placement and training opportunities. The organisation aims to reduce the gender pay gap, improve economic security, and create employment opportunities for marginalized women in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Women in Work is a social enterprise operated by Whittlesea Community Connections in Victoria, providing employment pathways and training opportunities for women from migrant and refugee communities. The program helps participants gain work experience, skills, and financial independence while contributing to the local economy.

WomenCAN Build is a certified social enterprise in Melbourne providing facilities maintenance services including building trades, repairs, gardening and cleaning. It employs marginalised women and provides them with vocational training, safe employment and peer-led support, while offering psychological safety for female clients with trauma histories.

WomenCAN Work is a Victorian social enterprise dedicated to supporting marginalized women through employment opportunities and workforce development programs. As a Certified Social Trader, they likely provide job training, placement services, and career support to help women achieve economic independence.

Woodbine is a not for profit that provides programs for people with disabilities. Woodbine offers adult training and Australian Disability Enterprises. Community activity and inclusion is the central theme to all activities and programs offered by Woodbine. Woodbine participants volunteer with the local Meals on Wheels, help at the Community Garden and participate in community street parades. Woodbine participants also hold their own art show. Any event on in town, Woodbine participants will be there. Woodbine provides a wide range of activities and opportunities for the people it supports. Woodbine encourages people to develop skills, maximise their potential and become more independent.

Work Restart is a not-for-profit social enterprise in Queensland dedicated to empowering individuals with an experience of incarceration to restart their lives. They achieve this by providing support through employment and education, enabling ex-offenders to positively contribute to their communities.

Work+Stay is a social enterprise providing professional recruitment and retention services to regional employers across Australia. Their unique STAY program supports candidates and their families with settlement services and community connections, creating sustainable outcomes for individuals and thriving regional communities.

Workpower is based in Perth and provides a varied range of products and services within our social enterprises across Western Australia providing employment and training opportunities for people with disability Workpower operates a diverse group of commercial businesses that employ people with disability who work alongside industry professionals. Some of our businesses include environmental services, property services, fire equipment testing, electrical test & tag, packaging & warehousing and recycling. Workpower’s diverse range of enterprises provide a vehicle to develop a positive public profile for people with disability and give the community better understanding of the impact of disability. Having businesses that work in the community is one of the most effective ways to show that people with disability can make a valued contribution to the everyday life of the community. Each year Workpower assists over 1,000 people with disability and/or mental illness to secure and maintain employment in its own commercial businesses or with community employers. The benefits to our employees and their families extend beyond just earning an income, for example our integrated business model facilitates an environment of self-help and self-reliance which supports the development of natural networks and relationships around shared interests.

Wuduluk Progress Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous organisation registered with ORIC and ACNC, focused on community development. Its association with Outback Stores suggests it may be involved in operating a community store, aiming to enhance food security, health, and local employment opportunities within its Indigenous community.

Wunkula Training, Education and Business Development Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous corporation focused on empowering Aboriginal communities through skill development and educational initiatives. It also aims to foster economic growth by supporting business development within these communities.