Stories

Your front-row seat to the heart of social enterprise in Queensland.

QSEC Stories is where compelling video narratives bring to life the people, passion, and purpose behind businesses that are changing the world. Move beyond the mission statement and click play to witness the inspiring, real-world impact these enterprises are making in our communities right now.

”“I regularly use the QSEC Stories as case studies to explain the value of engaging with social enterprises. These stories bring to life the people and real impact that social enterprises bring, and help buyers’ understand the tangible ‘real life’ difference that they can make by choosing to procure from a social enterprise.”
Elisabeth Lette - QLD and NT Procurement Lead, Arc Blue

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The ASE Group

The ASE Group is a community-led and purpose driven business for good that delivers education, entrepreneurship and

Youth RESET is a Wellbeing Framework teaching specific body-breath-mind self-care strategies proven to enhance the physical, mental and emotional health of youth and adults.

Youth Flourish Outdoors

Youth Flourish Outdoors provides unique interventions using adventure therapy to engage young people with complex backgrounds.

Yourtown

We provide landscaping, construction, grounds maintenance and home modification services across SE Brisbane.

TechForGood Australia

TechForGood is on a mission to address technology inequality in Australia.

Ochre Sun

Ochre Sun harvest and manufacture the very best sunscreen infused with sustainably and ethically sourced Indigenous botanicals majority of profits into supporting programs like Indigenous Social Housing and Support for…

Hello Good World

Hello Good World is an online marketplace for brands that do better and be better. We bridge the gaps between good business and consumers by building technologies to help people…

Good Beer Co

The Good Beer Co. is a social enterprise that exists to create good beers and campaigns to fund and support social and environmental causes.

SwapU

SwapU connects swappers to a marketplace of goods and then connects those swappers to the services they need.

Gladstone Conservation Council

We provide a strong independent voice for Gladstone's environment. We're working on a Community Nursery social enterprise.

GIVE Industries

Give Industries are experienced commercial electricians with a focus on quality and integrity, donating 100% of profits to some of the world's most effective charities combatting global poverty and inequality.

Nundah Community Enterprises Co-op

Award winning Social Enterprise, Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative was formed in 1998 to create sustainable employment and training opportunities.

Natura Pacific

Natura Pacific’s overarching business principles are a social enterprise that provides highly qualified services for ecological monitoring programs and also reintegrates local schools with nature through environmental outreach and education.

White Box Enterprises

We build social enterprises that employ people in dignified, award wage employment. We have created meaningful entry points into employment for more than 300 people facing barriers to work.

Nardoo nursery

Nardoo Nursery is a not-for-profit wholesale nursery providing opportunities and support service for people with disabilities.

SupplyAus

SupplyAUS is a 100 percent Indigenous Owned supply business, covering workwear, office supplies, coffee and medical.

Urban Angels

Urban Angels is a jobs-focussed platform for bringing the community together, creating and distributing a ready stock of nutritious frozen meals for people who need support in this way

The Fig Tree Gift Shop

The Fig Tree Gift Shop sells beautiful fair-trade products hand-crafted by talented artisans around the world and donate 50% profit to The Fig Tree Children .

Sobah

Proudly Aboriginal owned and led, Sobah is Australia’s first non-alcoholic craft beer company run by husband-wife team Clinton and Lozen Schultz and based on beautiful Kombumerri country, a part of the Yugambeh language regions, known as the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Lovewell Cafes

Lovewell Cafes are a social enterprise that help assist women from vulnerable backgrounds back into employment.

Substation33

Substation33 is a YFS social enterprise based in the Logan suburb of Kingston.

Morehead Meals

Morehead Meals is the beginning of a multi-levelled social enterprise connecting our community through affordable, ethical, healthy and delicious pre-made fresh and frozen meals.

Empathy First

Empathy First offers in-person and online empathy training to engage and inspire leaders and teams.

Vanguard Laundary

Vanguard Laundry is a not-for-profit commercial laundry and their mission is to wash away barriers to employment for people with a lived experience of mental health challenges and other disadvantages.

Strong Communities

Strong Communities promote wellness for children, parents, families and organisations in regional and remote communities.

Makeables Multicap

Makeables makes the manual elements of production processes simpler - we can assist you with anything 'make-able'.

Elevate Residential

Elevate Residential is a profit-for-purpose real estate agency, providing values-driven property management and sales services to Brisbane property owners and tenants.

CHRRUP

Thriving, connected rural communities.

Type One Technologies

Type One Technologies is a health technology startup, currently operating in the diabetes care and management space.

Little Change Creators

Little Change Creators makes mindful toys and gifts with kindness in mind.

Towards Better

Towards Better is a Townsville-based organisation creating better communities through the inclusion of people with a disability.

Reverse Garbage

Reverse Garbage is Queensland's only eco arts and reuse centre specialising in the collection of clean industrial discards and other high quality materials. Every week they save approximately 2 tonnes.

Learn Grow Become

Our program increases student retention and improves student outcomes.

Tivoli Drive in Theatre

Tivoli Social Enterprises Limited offers employment and work skills training opportunities for unemployed people seeking careers in hospitality, business and events management, and in construction and landscaping.

IMPACT Community Services

IMPACT Community Services operates two social enterprises: the Material Recovery Facility on University Drive and the New Image Laundry.

The Wandering Teapot

The Wandering Teapot Cafe helps to combat the crippling rates of youth unemployment, poverty and homelessness affecting our beautiful region.

Her Platform

On a mission to promote women's empowerment and reduce violence against women and children in our community.

The SevGen Group

SevGen Indigenous Corporation is a registered DGR Charity that has a number of social enterprise ventures to support our mission related work.

Central Highlands Social Enterprise Alliance (CH SEA)

In late 2020, several social enterprises undertook a six-month project, led by CQUniversity, to promote social entrepreneurship across Central Highlands’ communities.

QPlas

QPlas manufactures waste plastics and hardwood waste into wood/plastic composite products for a range of industrial uses.

Central Highlands Healthcare

CHH is on a mission to provide coordinated, quality local healthcare to the Central Highlands community to improve health outcomes.

People With Purpose

People With Purpose is a strategy consulting and leadership development company with global expertise in purpose-led organisations and business impact improvement and design.

Bilbie Virtual Labs

Bilbie Virtual Labs is continuously pushing the frontier on innovation in our Virtual Songlines development. Proudly Australia's leading First Nations Interactive Design Agency.

Bama Services

For 10 years, Bama has been constructing roads, drainage and bridges, including sealing the Peninsula Developmental Road in Cape York.

People Power Services

People Power Services provide employment solutions for refugees and migrants who face employment barriers such as lack of functional English language skills and Australian work experience.

Help Enterprises

HELP is a Social Enterprise, committed to enhancing the lifestyle, independence, and ambitions of people with disability.

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