Australian Social Enterprises

Queer Food launched its first retail product online in November 2023 with a simple idea, to tell LGBTQIA+ stories through food. Our first product, a dukkah made in collaboration with Shawnah Cady (aka MadB) for their wedding, has since expanded into a national retail range. Every item we create is rooted in storytelling, inspired by LGBTQIA+ history or developed in collaboration with community icons, shaping everything in our product range. Along the way, we ventured into catering, but soon realised our true passion was in crafting meaningful retail products, focusing on fewer things, and doing them with greater care and purpose. Throughout our journey, we've remained committed to creating employment opportunities for queer and trans people and reinvesting a portion of our revenue into initiatives that support and uplift our communities. Today, Queer Food continues to use food as a platform for visibility, pride, and connection, proving that every bite can be an act of cultural change.

Syrian catering, cooking experiences, and pop-up dining, A migrant-led Syrian kitchen using food to connect communities through culture and storytelling.

Social innovation, design and impact

ReLove helps people rebuild their lives after crisis by providing everything they need to create a safe, comfortable home. We support women and children escaping domestic violence, people experiencing homelessness and individuals transitioning out of incarceration. Over 40% of those we assist are First Nations people. Caseworker referred clients are welcomed to the ReLove Free Store which is stocked with high-quality donated and excess furniture and homewares from corporates, hotels and the community. There, they are able to choose everything they need to start again. Our team then delivers and fully sets up each home, ensuring it is functional, welcoming and ready to live in from day one, so individuals and families can begin rebuilding with a sense of safety, stability and belonging. ReLove restores dignity, comfort and a sense of choice at a critical moment of transition.

ReNewy Living is an Australian environmental enterprise that celebrates local sustainability. We're for people who care deeply about a healthier planet but are tired of feeling like they're doing it alone. We bridge the gap between individual effort and collective impact, bringing you into a joyful community of sustainability that prioritises reducing consumption, supporting local action, and restoring our environment together. We do this through positive storytelling, community networking, and creative workshops. We provide the connections and resources you need to turn your environmental worry into local, tangible action.

At Reverse Garbage, our role is to save materials from going to waste in landfill and to renew their value by making them available for reuse by families, students, artists and community groups. We also educate and advocate for reuse through our education programs.

Divert Bicycles from landfill and give them a new life. Sell good quality redeployed bikes at affordable prices. Assist Bike Shops and Bike Share Operators with their waste management Distribute kids bikes to those who have no access to it via our Foundation

Professional development and accessible training resources for organisations that support youth with disability to prepare for employment.

To help young people overcome mental health issues by operating a social enterprise that delivers high quality, customised workshops, to corporates, with all profits from the social enterprise directed to achieving this mission.

We're a small social enterprise based in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Run by a three avid readers and our dog Echo (our quality control expert), with the vital support of a small group of supporters, we've managed to combine our love of reading with our passion for supporting & advocating for refugees. We do this through fundraising and by donating a portion of our profit to charities supporting refugees & asylum seekers, including the Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group, Refugee Advice & Casework Service and Rural Australians for Refugees. We're also strong proponents of a circular economy, as we sell mostly secondhand books that have been donated to us, as well as a selection of vintage clothing and items, thereby saving tonnes of books and clothing from waste disposal every year. We clean, sort and price each secondhand book to encourage people to reread them, often before having those same books donated back to us to go through the same process again!

Roswods is a food manufacturer/distributor and here to make regenerative and responsibly grown food accessible to everyday households, while restoring soil health, supporting farmers and rebuilding trust in the food system. We enable everyday households to access nourishment that cares for all three aspects: your wellness, the planet, and the communities who grow your food, making it part of everyday life.

We partner with for-purpose organisations and investors to unlock social impact. While supporting the growth and scale of purpose-driven organisations, we generate positive returns for investors.

Engage the business community to take meaningful action with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

She Shapes History delivers walking tours, digital content and partnerships with cultural institutions, councils, and historic sites that make women's contributions to Australian history impossible to forget, shifting public memory to build a culture of respect for women.

ShoreTrack delivers mowing, rural fencing, firewood, metalwork, woodwork and practical project services while creating paid training and employment pathways for young people. Based in the Nambucca Valley, our work-integrated social enterprise supports young people who are disengaged from school, training, employment or community to build practical skills, confidence, workplace expectations and connections to local industry. Revenue from our services helps sustain hands-on learning, mentoring and supported pathways into further education, training and entry-level employment.

To bring people together, addressing the loneliness epidemic and mental health crisis, by connecting people through Natural Voice group singing. To give people across all ages & demographics a tool for self regulation and connection To fast track connection in order that we may unite and have meaningful conversation & action around the current societal and planetary "Big Issues".

SOCIAL CHANGE CENTRAL is Australia's gateway to the social enterprise sector.

Somali Welfare & Cultural Centre goal is to empower African people, one of its purpose is to promote & support community based cultural projects where communities & participants have an active role in directing and controlling their own activities, this includes supporting women's small enterprise.

Our objective is to provide assistance to any person in need regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender or political opinion. We achieve this through offering 'a hand up not a hand-out.'

Reduce inequality, promote social inclusion and financial security through employment and training to migrant and refugee women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our sustainable vegetarian hospitality cafes, catering and an urban farm that supplies fresh greens to the menu items.

Strategic Solutions is a recently established boutique consultancy committed to assisting organisations to develop creative and sustainable, evidence based strategy, policy and program solutions. It supports organisations to anticipate and respond to changes in the policy, funding and service delivery environments to ensure they can continue to deliver the best outcomes for the disadvantaged communities they serve. With over 30 years experience in innovative social policy, strategy, program planning, design and delivery and specialist expertise in social and affordable housing, community engagement and development and urban planning -Strategic Solution's services include: - Policy, program, product & project development & evaluation - Research & analysis - Strategic advice & strategy formulation - Stakeholder & community engagement - Identifying opportunities to improve or expand service offerings through innovation, reform, effective partnering & collaboration - sourcing grant, philanthropic & impact investment funds & bid preparation. -social impact measurement and outcome evaluation Strategic Solutions has a particular interest in applying their skill set to working with organisations seeking to deliver new service offerings or to reform or improve existing business through effective strategy,partnering,social innovation,social enterprise and impact investment. Providing a flexible service, Strategic Solutions can work alone in a contract or individual consultant capacity or partner with a network of respected consultants to form an effective team to meet requirements. Strategic Solutions is committed to listening to clients' needs,working closely with clients and their identified stakeholders to develop high quality, considered responses. Strategic Solutions operates with integrity and accountability to deliver solutions which contribute to positive social impacts for individuals and communities. Contact: Director Helen O'Loughlin / M 0425 228 231 / E:hjoloughlin@gmail.com

Vision: Promoting health equity through activity and connection for older adults. A world where ageing is active, inclusive, and empowering; where every older adult has the right to age healthily, maintain independence, and live with dignity Mission: To make movement accessible for older adults by offering inclusive, affordable group exercise programs. We empower every senior to move, connect, stay independent, and thrive.

Studio A is a supported studio based in Sydney that tackles the barriers artists with intellectual disability face in accessing conventional education, professional development pathways and opportunities needed to be successful and renowned visual artists.

Superyard is a social enterprise committed to fostering sustainability and empowering communities through the circular economy. Our goal is to create a thriving ecosystem where businesses grow responsibly, and communities benefit from sustainable construction practices.

Our Purpose is to provide affordable and meaningful funerals to all Australians through our non-profit business model