Community Resources Limited

🌟 Celebrating Our IMS Champions! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that five of our dedicated employees have successfully completed an Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Auditor Training course – making them our new IMS Champions 🎉 This intensive program, focused on enhancing skills and knowledge in ISO standards for quality, safety, and the environment, has equipped our team with the expertise to lead implementation, certification requirements, and continual improvement in their respective business areas. Throughout the course, our team delved into: 💡 ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems 💡 ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems 💡 ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems These standards are critical for driving excellence, ensuring safety, and promoting sustainability throughout our organisation. Our newly trained auditors are now empowered to: ⚡ Lead the implementation of integrated management systems ⚡ Ensure our processes meet rigorous certification requirements ⚡ Foster a culture of continual improvement in their business areas 👏 Please join us in congratulating Amanda Chapman JP, Mark Thackray, Muhammad Zain, Rebecca S. and Toni Buckshiram. We thank them for their hard work and dedication and we look forward to the positive impact they will make as leaders in our journey towards excellence 🌟 #IMS #QualityManagement #EnvironmentalManagement #WHS #ContinualImprovement #OurPeople #Leadership

What an incredible day we had last Saturday at the Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA) Social Enterprise Festival! 💥 Our CEO Marc Higgins and COO Martin Paech attended, and two of our social enterprises, Green Connect Illawarra and Soft Landing, hosted stalls, joining around 70 other NSW & ACT social enterprises on the day. 🌟 Highlights included chatting with passionate community members about our mission and services and connecting with other social enterprises. Green Connect General Manager, Robert Servine, says, "I loved hearing about the good work other organisations are doing and reconnecting with some that we've worked with in the past". 🌟 Soft Landing General Manager, David Petrie, spoke about our mission during a pitch session, empowering people to make a difference through their purchases and actions 🛏 He shared the message: “Everyone has the power to make change. You can recycle your old mattress, source #sustainable food or items, and ask your council what they’re doing to improve sustainability in your local community”. He says, “It was incredible to be in a space full of people sharing positive feedback about the work we do!” Thank you for having us SECNA Kylie Flament and for putting on such an amazing event to celebrate social enterprise 🎉 #SocialEnterpriseFestival #Business4Good #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #CommunityEngagement

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At Green Connect Illawarra, we've recently partnered with CORE Community Services to extend the work we do with the former refugee community in South Western Sydney – and yesterday we were thrilled to meet in person to discuss the new partnership 🤝 Our CEO Marc Higgins, Green Connect General Manager Robert Servine, and Employment Support Officer SAI TINT ZAW TUN met with Simon Sogora, Employment, Training and Education Manager for CORE Community Services and Shama Pande, Manager of Multicultural Communities. Our Employment Support Officer Sai is co-located in CORE's Cabramatta office and works with their employment team. Together, we will support former refugees in the region to overcome barriers and gain employment.  We believe it's the start of a fantastic partnership, and we're looking forward to seeing the positive impact we can achieve together in the South Western Sydney community 🤝 #SocialImpact #Partnership #SocialEnterprise #RefugeeSupport

We're excited to share we've recently gained funding from Women NSW to launch our RENEW Project ‘Rejuvenating Employment, Nurturing and Empowering Women’ in the Mid-North Coast region 🎉 This will be delivered as part of the NSW Government Return to Work Pathways Program (RTWPP), which aims to reduce barriers for women to enter or re-enter the workforce. Through this program, we'll: 💼 Employ five Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander women or girls on a 12-month fixed-term contract across our four Community Services. 💼 Work with these five women to address their barriers to employment through a flexible and culturally safe program that includes training, mentoring and assessment through an agreed Cert III. 💼 Support participants to build on-the-job skills and confidence, and achieve qualifications and lasting employment. The Hon. Jodie Harrison, NSW Minister for Women says, “Our government is committed to the economic advancement and empowerment of women and girls in our state. This grant does just that – supporting women who face intersecting barriers to workforce participation to become job-ready and secure sustainable employment”. Lisa Berry, our Community Services General Manager, says, “It has the potential to be life-changing for the women in this program”.  Read more about our RENEW project on page 10 of the Forster Fortnightly: https://lnkd.in/gzUMmgVK #ReturntoWorkPathwaysProgram #EmploymentProgram #SupportingWomen #WomenNSW

The Social Enterprise Festival is back for 2024! Join us there next Saturday, 3 August. Our Soft Landing General Manager David Petrie will be giving a presentation, plus you can visit our Green Connect Illawarra and Soft Landing stalls, learn more about social enterprises and connect with like-minded, socially-conscious individuals and organisations. 🗓️ Saturday 3 August 2024 🕜 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 🏢 UTS Business School (Building 8), Ultimo, NSW 🎫 Free entry. Registration required. You'll have the opportunity to explore the largest market for social enterprise products and services in NSW and ACT, featuring over 70 social enterprises with market stalls, interactive workshops and engaging speakers. Leave feeling inspired to create positive change for people and planet 🌏 Register for free: https://lnkd.in/gzQwDiED Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA) City of Sydney #SocialEnterprise #SocialEnterpriseFestival2024 #SECNA #PeopleandPlanetFirst #BusinessForGood #Festival #Event #Market #Workshops #Speakers #Activations

Our newly released Soft Landing Mattresses Matter – Sustainability Survey received over 1,000 responses from adult mattress consumers in Australia. What did the results reveal? That Australians truly care about responsible recycling and protecting our planet 🌏 Here’s what consumers told us 👇 ♻️️ 93% are eager to recycle their end-of-life mattresses responsibly. ♻️ 93% are more likely to purchase from a retailer that recycles their old mattress. ♻️ OVER 8 in 10 (86%) are ready to pay a premium for a new mattress if the retailer includes collection and recycling of their old one. ♻️ 96% say it’s important that their local Council provides a free mattress collection and recycling service through an Approved Recycler. ♻️ 62% say that sustainability is important to them when purchasing a new mattress.  ♻️ OVER HALF (56%) say it’s important that their new mattress is made with recyclable materials. ♻️ Only 26% have used a mattress recycling service in the past, but 65% would like to in the future.  ♻️ The top cited barriers to recycling are: lack of recycling services (58%), uncertainty of services available (54%) and cost (33%). The takeaway? 🛏️ Solving the mattress problem for good requires a whole-of-industry approach where mattresses are designed with sustainability and recyclability in mind. However, if we can raise awareness at the consumer level and support Australians to recycle responsibly, then we’ve won half the battle. 👉 Read the full report and download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/dN2_USte #MattressesMatter #Sustainability #SocialEnterprise #ReduceReuseRecycle #IndustryChange #AustralianStatistics #WasteManagement #FoodForThought #CircularEconomy #ConsumerAwareness

📣 We’re thrilled to unveil the results of our Soft Landing Mattresses Matter – Sustainability Survey today. The Australian-first survey received 1,016 responses from adult mattress consumers across Australia, revealing that 93% of Australians are eager to recycle their mattresses responsibly 🛏️ We’re excited to see how this data will support positive change and create a more sustainable future for the mattress industry.    ♻️ See the results and download the PDF report here: https://lnkd.in/dN2_USte    #MattressesMatter #Sustainability #SocialEnterprise #AustralianData #WasteManagement

Community is at the heart of everything we do at Community Resources. We proudly partner with local government and other critical local services to deliver support to those who need it most through our range of place-based community services – Homebase Youth Services, Helping Hands and Great Lakes and Manning Youth Homelessness Services 🤝 Last week, we had the honour of hosting The Hon. Yasmin Catley MP, NSW Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism, and Police Inspector Natalie Antaw of the NSW Police Force at our Homebase Youth Services office in Tuncurry. Lisa Berry, our Community Services General Manager, warmly welcomed Minister Catley and Inspector Antaw, to discuss new opportunities for collaboration to best support our community. It was a fantastic visit, and we look forward to future discussions as we continue to serve our community together 🤝 #Collaboration #CommunityServices #Community #NotforProfit

💥 Is there an important part of your culture you want to keep alive for future generations? What can all Australians do to help keep this fire burning? 🔥 Listen to some of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff share their stories and thoughts on these questions in our special #NAIDOCWeek video 💭 Marc Higgins Rebecca Stone #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek2024 #KeepTheFireBurning #BlakLoudProud