Wangarang Industries Limited

Organisation Details

Head Office: 1635 Forest Road, Orange, NSW, 2800 (view map)
Outlets: 2 (see below)
Phone: 02 6365 6500
Website: http://www.wangarang.com.au
We have 126 Supported Employees

Brief description

Wangarang Industries is a not-for-profit Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE), providing jobs and training for people with a variety of disabilities throughout the Central West region of NSW.

Established in 1952, Wangarang is essentially a commercial business that provides real work in a supported environment for more than 125 people with a disability, many of whom would otherwise be unable to work. Our supported employees undertake a diverse range of jobs from straightforward to quite complex in a range of work settings from factory based to mobile work crews.

Wangarang offers a range of business and domestic services throughout Orange and the Central West, including: Gardening and lawn maintenance, textile production and repair, component assembly, document scanning, shredding, sewing and alterations, labelling, commercial cleaning, mailing and packaging.

Wangarang provide services to a large and diverse customer base ranging from individuals and small sole proprietor businesses through to large multinational corporations.

In addition, Wangarang also provides Life Choices and Active Ageing day programs. These programs aim to develop and maintain the participants’ ability to take part in community life, enhance independence, and provide ongoing learning, development and social interaction.

The contribution we make to the community

Wangarang Industries is a not-for-profit Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE), providing jobs and training for people with disabilities throughout the Central West region of NSW.

Wangarang offers a range of business and domestic services throughout Orange and the Central West, including: Gardening and lawn maintenance, textile production and repair, component assembly, document scanning, shredding, sewing and alterations, labelling, commercial cleaning, mailing and packaging.

Wangarang also provides Life Choices and Active Ageing day programs. These programs aim to develop and maintain the participants’ ability to take part in community life, enhance independence, and provide ongoing learning, development and social interaction.

How supported employees and their families benefit

Wangarang not only provide jobs for people with disabilities, but also provide them with a sense of purpose and belonging in our community. Social interaction, friendship and comradery are all an important part of Wangarang.