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The Wandering Teapot

Triple-proofcertifiedSocial EnterpriseSocial Traders Certified
ABN 34683873965|Pialba, QLD 4655|www.hbnc.com.au
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State
QLD
Certifications
1
Listed In
1 directory

About

Delivered $2.3M across 6 government contracts for 1 buyer.

Our social enterprise tea business was proudly established in 2018 as an initiative of the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre to help combat the crippling rates of youth unemployment, poverty and homelessness affecting our beautiful region. Products and services include Food & Beverage Products. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Registered Charity

This social enterprise is also a registered charity with the ACNC:

The Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Incorporated →
ABN 34683873965

Delivery Evidence

Govt Contracts
6
Total Value
$2.3M
Buyers
1
Largest Contracts
511115-16865 - support services — Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, 2019
$745K
511115-16865 - support services — Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, 2019
$745K
Support Services — Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors
$373K
Support Services — Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, 2018
$373K
511374-16644 - support services — Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors, 2019
$45K

Source: AusTender public contract notices. Values can include amendments and may not equal cash paid in a single year.

Grant Funding

$14.2Macross 62 tracked grants (2008-09–2024-25)
Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding — 2019-20 · legal_services
$1.4M
Families — 2021-22 · youth_justice
$1.1M
Families — 2019-20 · community_services
$1.0M
Families — 2018-19 · community_services
$963K
Legal Assistance Strategy and Funding — 2024-25 · legal_services
$914K

Source: public funding datasets tracked by CivicGraph. Coverage is partial — this is a floor, not a total.

Financial Health

A capacity signal from this charity's latest public ACNC filing — to show where a buyer or funder might offer multi-year or capacity support, not to rank organisations. Not a CivicGraph assessment of the organisation.

Financially resilientACNC AIS · FY2023

Latest ACNC filing shows reserves and a balanced result — well-placed to deliver.

Income FY23
$5.5M
Surplus / deficit
+$276K
Reserves runway
3.8 mo
Liquidity (current ratio)
2.18
Government-revenue concentrated

Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Large charity · 89% of income from government. A point-in-time regulatory snapshot — figures can lag a year and a single filing is not a full picture of an organisation's health. Liquidity is shown only where a balance sheet was filed.

Open Funding Matches

For this enterprise — open grants it could apply for. Not part of buyer due diligence.

SEQ City Deal — SEQ Innovation Economy Fund — DETSI · closes 25 June 2026enterprise
to $5.2M
Advance Queensland — Female Founders Co-Investment Fund — DETSI · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $200K
Back to Work Jobseeker Support — DTET · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
—
IMove — iMove Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) — DTMR · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $150K
Secure Communities Partnership Program — Round 2 - Small Business — DCSODSFB · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $20K
Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Sustainability Funding — DTMR · closes 30 June 2026enterprise
to $55K

Automated match on sector and location against open grants tracked by CivicGraph. Eligibility is not assessed — always check each grant's criteria.

Sectors

Food & Beverage Products
Geographic Focus
QLDPialba

Place Context

RemotenessInner Regional Australia
SEIFA Decile2/10
Place Dossier →Full Entity Dossier →

Verification

certified

Social Traders certified

Tier reflects the strength of external verification, not how “social” an enterprise is. Marks belong to their issuing bodies. Checked June 2026.

Certifications

Social Traders Certifiedcertified

Data Sources

Social Traders(June 2026)
Enriched: 12 March 2026(high)
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