Australian Social Enterprises

Good Sammy Enterprises is a for-purpose organisation focused on creating employment opportunities for Western Australians with disability. We’ve been around since 1958 and, as a registered NDIS provider, we deliver quality personalised services that help achieve individualised outcomes. Good Sammy has a workforce of more than 800 people, with over 50% identifying as having disability. We reduce waste and help the environment by recycling almost 7 million kilos of used goods each year and as an official collection organisation for the Containers for Change program. Our op shops are the public face of our organisation and allow employees to explore opportunities in the retail industry, as well as supply chain operations and logistics. Our business services provide warehousing and logistics, packaging and assembly, and gardening services to the WA business community, while providing employment in a safe and structured environment. We work with business and government, providing social procurement opportunities that deliver on social and economic outcomes. Good Sammy’s Training Academy also provides structured learning and work experience opportunities through our contemporary programs and nationally recognised certifications, helping participants to build skills and confidence to progress into open employment. Good Sammy is an iconic Western Australian charity and a leading provider of employment and training opportunities for people with disability. For more than sixty years, Good Sammy has been supporting people with disability through meaningful social and economic participation. Good Sammy helps people with disability build confidence, skills and expand job opportunities. We offer a range of disability employment services to support people with disability as they achieve personal employment goals. Our services include:- Job opportunities at Good Sammy- Academy training programs- Certified traineeships- Employment support services - Work experience with us or one of our employer partners- Pathways to Open employment Good Sammy ensures employees are supported by a dedicated team, who help map personal plans to set employees up for success.

Goodtel is an Australian ethical telecommunications provider offering nbn™ and mobile services for individuals and businesses. It generates social impact by donating 50% of its profits to a range of charity partners, chosen by its customers, supporting causes from food security and environmental protection to Indigenous education and animal welfare.

Goombading Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous organisation based in Western Australia that works to support and empower its Aboriginal community members through culturally appropriate services and programs. By focusing on community development, cultural preservation, and economic participation, the corporation enhances social cohesion and improves the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in the region. Its efforts aim to create lasting positive change by fostering pride in identity and increasing access to opportunities.

Green River Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous not‑for‑profit corporation operating in the Northern Territory, focused on supporting the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of its community members. While the public register does not detail specific activities, the corporation aims to deliver programs that strengthen Indigenous employment, education and environmental stewardship, thereby empowering Aboriginal people and preserving cultural heritage.

Greenacres is one of the largest disability service providers in the Illawarra. For over 70 years, we have been committed to enabling people with a disability to achieve their dreams. Our Social Enterprises teams are highly experienced in Light Manufacturing, Assembly, Industrial Sewing, Sandbag Production, Packing, Labelling, Rework, Shrink Wrapping and Metal Sheering. We have a fleet of trucks and run a daily service throughout Sydney and the Illawarra. Our own brand of Australian-made homewares and hampers are excellent for corporate and employee gifts. We operate a retail store and markets in Wollongong, and sell wholesale to various stockists, in addition to offering a white label service. We also operate three Cafes and a Catering division serving culinary delights for meetings and staff training days throughout the Illawarra. Our Labour Hire crews work at your location and come with a Supervisor to oversee all works. We currently provide Garden & Property Maintenance, Cleaning & Scaffolding Crews. Greenacres proudly supports over 500 people with disability. Greenacres Disability Services plays a pivotal role in our community by empowering individuals with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. We offer employment opportunities, skill development, and social inclusion programs for over 500 participants, enabling them to integrate into society, contribute meaningfully, and gain independence. By breaking down barriers, promoting inclusivity, and advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities, we foster a more just and accepting community. Moreover, through our social enterprise initiatives, we create jobs, operate cafes, and produce locally sourced products, contributing to economic growth and showcasing the talents of individuals with disabilities. In essence, Greenacres enhances the fabric of our community through empowerment, advocacy, and economic participation. Our organisation significantly benefits supported employees and their families by providing stable employment, skill development, and a supportive environment. We offer employment opportunities for people with disabilities, allowing them to create their own positive future and transform their ideas and goals into experiences and achievements. Employees gain not only income but also a sense of purpose, self-esteem, and independence. Families witness their loved ones flourish, fostering pride and peace of mind. Additionally, our programs promote social connections, enhancing the overall well-being of both employees and their families. Through our advocacy efforts and community integration, we help reduce stigma and misconceptions about disabilities, creating a more inclusive and accepting society that benefits everyone involved. Ultimately, Greenacres Disability Services empowers individuals and strengthens family bonds while fostering a more inclusive community.

Grit Leadership is a women-led certified social enterprise in Victoria that helps organizations build psychological safety and inclusive cultures through leadership development programs, coaching, and practical frameworks. The organisation focuses on breaking down systemic barriers to gender equality in senior leadership while empowering teenage girls to become future leaders.

Groote Broadcasting Anindilyakwa Radio Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous corporation that operates a radio broadcasting service primarily for the Anindilyakwa people, likely on Groote Eylandt. This organisation aims to provide a vital communication platform, fostering cultural preservation, language revitalisation, and community information sharing.

Groote Eylandt Bickerton Island Primary College Aboriginal Corporation operates as an Indigenous education provider delivering primary school services to Aboriginal children on Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island in the Northern Territory. The corporation supports educational attainment and cultural continuity for remote Indigenous communities while contributing to broader community development outcomes.

Gudhuga Employment & Training Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous organisation focused on providing employment and training opportunities for Aboriginal people in NSW. Its primary social impact is to enhance the skills, employability, and economic participation of the Indigenous community.

Gundoo Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous organisation that operates an early childhood education and care service, supporting the development and well-being of Indigenous children and families. It provides culturally appropriate learning environments, promoting the social, emotional, and educational growth of young Indigenous Australians. This organisation aims to address the educational disparities faced by Indigenous children, fostering a stronger and more resilient community.

Gunggandji Aerospace is Australia's only Aboriginal-owned aerospace consultancy, providing expert program and project management services in complex, high-security infrastructure projects for aviation, aerospace and defence clients. The social enterprise creates transformative pathways into the aerospace industry for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through education, training and mentorship programs, while delivering professional engineering, research and technology services.

Registered NDIS Service Provider providing employment and training for people with a disability. We run the local Recyclit Depot which provides a variety of tasks such as sorting loading, weighing product. Shredding, customer service etc. Recyclit also has a second hand goods shop called BowerBird. At the main office we have a community contracts area providing letter/pamphlet folding, rag cutting, laminating, photocopying etc, a costume hire shop and the Mooki Woodworks suppling pegs and stakes to Mines, surveyors etc. We provide a variety of services to the community such as collecting of kerbside Recycling bins and picking up commercial recycling, shredding of confidential documents. Providing training and support to people with a disability in our community. Assisting with support coordination of NDIS plans. Packaging, folding, mailouts, laminating. We also supply a large variety of pegs and stakes for the mine and surveyors. We provide an environment which makes our employees feel safe, comfortable promoting self esteem making them valued in our community and their workplace. We offer support to them, their families, carers and advocates including then in meetings and any social events. Our open door policy provides them with the knowledge they can approach Management and staff with any issues or concerns.

Gwydir Industries provide employment training and real work experience for people with a disability

Gyndarna Indigenous Corporation is an Indigenous business registered in NSW. Based on its email domain, it appears to be involved in the education sector. Its social impact likely focuses on supporting Indigenous communities, potentially through educational initiatives.

We provide pathways for NDIS Participants living with disabilities to build careers and prosper as valuable Australian workforce members. We use years of Expert Knowledge to provide More Opportunities and Better Support to people with disabilities so that they can prosper in Employment. Empowering people to build the skills and capabilities necessary to outgrow us. Inside the moboEnterprises, not only are our Employees building their skills, but we’re also providing valuable services to our local community, small businesses, and larger national corporations. Through mobo, not only do we empower people with disabilities to prosper in meaningful employment, we empower our wider community to prosper and grow towards a brighter future. Jobs, lives, futures, mobolised. As a for-purpose organisation, we've been building an ecosystem of inclusive and collaborative work opportunities that empower people with disability since 1963. Our Enterprises provide valuable services in our community as well as providing meaningful employment opportunities to people with disability throughout Metropolitan South Australia. mobo stems from years of expert knowledge, experience, innovation and dedication. Providing more opportunities, better support, and empowering people to prosper as capable and confident contributors in their workplaces. Our everyday goal is to mobolise everyone, whatever their ability towards independence and finding meaningful career pathways.

We are a Queensland-based social enterprise helping people with disability lead fulfilling and independent lives. Over the past 50+ years, we’ve created an integrated network of services to provide people with disability the essentials, routine, and stretch they seek in life. Whether it’s employment, learning, living arrangements, community involvement, or anything else in between – we work alongside people to help them achieve the things they set out to. We do this with the help of our social enterprise businesses, organisational partnerships, and DES and NDIS service streams. We like to think of it as an ecosystem of opportunity. Help impact lives by directly employing over 300 people with disabilities and helping others find meaningful work with inclusive employers. We enable independent living for those with cognitive disabilities and provide social connections and daily routines through our hubs. We also help businesses become inclusive employers and have a ripple effect of social good. At Help, our vision is clear: an inclusive world where people with disability lead fulfilling, independent lives. With our scope of services available to our supported employees, we've created what we call our 'ecosystem of opportunity,' empowering them through high-impact services shaped around their goals.

HPA - "Helping People Achieve" is a non-government not-for-profit organisation that has been providing services to Territorians with physical and intellectual disabilit since 1963, in the Darwin and Palmerston ares. HPA currently supports 68 people in our employment service and 40 people in our accommodation services. Helping People Achieve (HPA) has provided supported employment and accommodation to Territorians with disabilities since 1963. The aim of HPA’s employment service is to benefit the community through the creation and development of employment opportunities for people with disabilities and to facilitate supported accommodation. The aim of HPA’s employment service is to benefit individuals with training and ongoing support necessary to enable their success in ‘open employment’. HPA has a strong record of achieving success in this role. HPA currently has two business enterprises, Kokoda Industries and Ausdesigns that produce excellent local products and services. Kokoda Industries trains and upskills employees in a vast array of tasks and manufactures a range of high quality timber, steel and aluminium products. Ausdesigns also has a diverse range of competencies and skills for its employees to learn. It is an industrial sewing, screen-printing and embroidery business. DAS Support Services is the supported accommodation division of HPA. DAS provides this valuable outreach support to approximately 35 people living independently in the community.

HoMie is a Melbourne-based streetwear social enterprise that uses 100% of profits to support young people affected by homelessness or hardship. They equip beneficiaries with skills, confidence and work-ready experiences through their retail operations and targeted programs.

Honoured builds healthier, more inclusive communities through fitness, mentoring, and purpose-driven training. As a member of QDN, DSIDQ, and QCOSS our programs align with the Communities 2032... Read more

Est in 1969 we currently employ 134 people.Our services include, packaging, kitting, electronic waste, Return & Earn depots, 3PL, warehousing, media/product destruction & recycling, Candle manufacturing and retail No ordinary workplace!Hoxton – operating since 1969. We employ more than 100 people with barriers to mainstream employment Hoxton has grown from humble beginnings into a modern workplace. We now proudly provide meaningful employment to more than 100 people who face barriers to mainstream employment, including people living with disabilities. We balance a business-like approach to contract packaging with a friendly and supportive work environment for the people we employ.All our packaging services are performed by a proficient and experienced workforce. Every one of our employees takes great pride in their work. Hoxton also provides valuable add-on packaging services such as labels, barcode labels, batch labels, pallet wrapping, pallet storage and inventory control. Packaging is more than putting things in boxes. Protection, handling, storage, savings on materials and presentation for sale are important aspects of packaging. All our packaging solutions and add-on services meet high quality standards. And they are competitively priced, so you get value for money. We create jobs for people facing barriers to mainstream employment we are RESPECTFUL, we are FUN, we are OPEN, we are SUPPORTIVE, we take RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE HOXTON – AND THESE ARE OUR VALUES At Hoxton, success is measured by the impact we have on the lives of our employees. Over the past 47 years we’ve learned that participating in work transforms lives in ways people don’t expect. We have a workforce filled with happy, proud, confident and productive people. They give their best and they know that’s appreciated. At Hoxton everyone is welcome We have an active social club. A designated public transport bus runs to and from Liverpool Station every morning and afternoon. Here’s what our employees and their families say about Hoxton “People with disabilities don’t get accepted in a lot of workplaces but here they are accepted and appreciated by the supervisors. We make a lot of friends here, in the outside world we are seen as different but here they are seen as people not disabilities. I like working at Hoxton because it’s a safe environment. The people and supervisors are so friendly, lovely training officer and boss who understands us and isn’t hard on us but if we do something wrong they will come down on us.” ~ Sergio “Since Lauren has been working at Hoxton I have found that she is a lot more confident and is not worried about voicing her opinions anymore. She is also showing a much more mature attitude and doesn’t react to situations as quickly. She now has a good network of friends and she looks forward to going on the social outings that are held through work.”~ Anne – Lauren’s Mum When Ryan joined Hoxton Industries in January 2014 my first impression of the workplace was “wow” as it was clear that Hoxton was run very professionally and that it was more than just a place of employment – it was a hub where relationships are built and friendships are formed.It was clear from the outset that Ryan would thrive here. He has developed skills he didn’t even know he had – work wise, emotionally and socially.Ryan is supported in doing something different every day, expanding his skills and giving him the courage to continue to develop.His confidence has increased immensely – and the knowledge that he is contributing to the workforce, home and the community gives him a sense of pride in himself he didn’t previously have. Ryan is a changed person since starting at Hoxton. Because of all the help and support he receives, he is happier, healthier and more confident than we ever thought possible. Hoxton has given him the sense of responsibility and dedication required to hold down a job – and he has forged new friendships which enrich his life.He can’t wait to go to work every day because he just loves it! Every day is a great day for Ryan at Hoxton Industries!

Human Quotient Group is an ACT-based social enterprise that amplifies human capability by combining IQ and EQ to drive learning, rapid skill development, and innovative solutions for Defence, government and industry clients. They create meaningful career pathways for Defence veterans, transitioning ADF members, and their families while delivering project management, consulting and training services.

Humanitarian Advisory Group is a certified social enterprise that brings fresh thinking to challenge the status quo of humanitarian aid and emergency response in Australia and overseas. They provide research, evaluation, education, training, and advisory services to governments, humanitarian organisations, universities, and businesses, ultimately benefiting people in developing countries.

Hunter Valley Training Company (now operating as Zeal Futures) is a social enterprise that provides apprenticeship and traineeship facilitation, helping participants gain nationally recognised qualifications while working with industry employers. The organisation offers the HVTC Skills Centre with traditional, customized and flexible training programs, including Work Readiness Programs designed to assist unemployed individuals transition into paid employment.

The Illawarra Aboriginal Corporation is an Indigenous‑run organisation based in New South Wales that delivers community services, cultural programs and economic opportunities tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Illawarra region. By operating social enterprises and offering training and consultancy, the corporation generates revenue while reinvesting profits to improve social, cultural and economic outcomes for its members. Its work focuses on empowerment, capacity‑building and fostering sustainable Indigenous businesses.