Wangarang

Wangarang Wangarang is a non-profit Disability Social Enterprise providing jobs and training for people with disabilities.

We also provide skill development and social support under the NDIS, and operate the Orange Return and Earn Depot. Wangarang Industries is a not-for-profit Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE), based in Orange, established to provide a range of jobs and training for people with a variety of disabilities throughout the Central West region of NSW. Wangarang is essentially a commercial business tha

t 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.

🎉 We’d love your feedback! 🎉Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent Fair Day, your support helped make it suc...
28/05/2026

🎉 We’d love your feedback! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent Fair Day, your support helped make it such a fantastic community event.

We’re always looking for ways to make our events even better, and your feedback is incredibly valuable to us.

If you attended, we’d really appreciate you taking a couple of minutes to complete our short feedback survey:
👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKTQTL5

Your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions will help us shape future events for our community.

Thank you for being part of it! 🌟

27/05/2026

Midweek slump? Not here 😎

Nothing beats breaking up the week with band practice… especially when there’s a harmonica solo stealing the show 🎶

Turn it up, feel the vibe, and let the music do its thing.

22/05/2026

Meet Joseph… Joseph is one of Wangarang’s amazing workers in our Orange Return & Earn Depot.

Joseph takes real ownership in his work and is well known in the Wangarang community. Here’s what he’s got to say about working at Wangarang!

We are so grateful for our incredible team and the amazing work they do.

Thanks to every one who joined us today for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea! ☕️🫖🍰🧁With your help we raised a little over...
21/05/2026

Thanks to every one who joined us today for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea!
☕️🫖🍰🧁

With your help we raised a little over $400 for Cancer Council NSW!

Looking forward to seeing you all next year to do it again!

☕️ “Best coffee yet today!” ☕️When a handwritten note like this appears on our coffee cart… it absolutely makes our day ...
20/05/2026

☕️ “Best coffee yet today!” ☕️
When a handwritten note like this appears on our coffee cart… it absolutely makes our day 💛

Big thanks to our amazing community for keeping us smiling (and brewing ☕️).

Come grab a coffee and see what all the fuss is about!

Dudley Private Hospital Foyer
7:30 – 11:30 | Mon – Fri.

☕🎗 PARENTS and CARERS are invited to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at Wangarang! 🎗☕Bring a gold coin donation for Canc...
19/05/2026

☕🎗 PARENTS and CARERS are invited to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at Wangarang! 🎗☕

Bring a gold coin donation for Cancer Council NSW on Thursday 21st May at 10:00am.

We were thrilled to have the Wangarang team attend the Western NSW Business Awards on Friday night. ✨Being named finalis...
18/05/2026

We were thrilled to have the Wangarang team attend the Western NSW Business Awards on Friday night. ✨

Being named finalists in two categories Excellence in Innovation and Outstanding Community Organisation was an incredible honour and a true reflection of the passion, dedication, and hard work of our amazing team.

While we didn’t bring home the awards this year, we’re so proud to stand alongside such inspiring organisations making a real difference in our communities.

A big congratulations to Vivability Bathurst, winners of Outstanding Community Organisation. Vivability is doing impactful work through social enterprise, creating meaningful opportunities for people with disability something we deeply admire and strongly align with.

And congratulations to Green Timber Technology, winners of Western NSW Business of the Year. We’ve had the privilege of working alongside the GTT team through staffing support and have seen firsthand their commitment to innovation and creating strong employment outcomes for people with disability.

We’re grateful to be part of such a vibrant, innovative, and purpose-driven business community. 💛

💛 What an Incredible Community Effort 💛Our first Wangarang Fair Day & Garage Sale was a fantastic success, and we are so...
11/05/2026

💛 What an Incredible Community Effort 💛
Our first Wangarang Fair Day & Garage Sale was a fantastic success, and we are so incredibly grateful to everyone who came along, donated, volunteered, supported and helped make the day so special.

Events like this simply wouldn’t happen without the support of our amazing community and local organisations who got behind us from the very beginning.
A huge thank you to:
✨ Orange City Council - Wiradjuri Country
✨ Anson Street School
✨ Capacity Pathways (OCTEC)
✨ Westhaven Ltd
✨ Orange Women's Shed Inc
✨ Rotary Club of Orange North

Together, we created a day full of connection, fun, recycling, bargains and community spirit.

Thank you Orange for supporting Wangarang and helping us continue creating meaningful opportunities in our community.

🎉 Congratulations to our Return & Earn Raffle Winner - Dave Grenfell! 🎉Dave was officially drawn onsite by our very own ...
10/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Return & Earn Raffle Winner - Dave Grenfell! 🎉
Dave was officially drawn onsite by our very own Return & Earn Manager, Bettina 👏♻️

Thank you to everyone who supported Wangarang through Return & Earn raffle. 💙

02/05/2026
There’s still time! Come on down to the Fair and Garage Sale at Wangarang! Bring your cans for return and earn,Bring the...
02/05/2026

There’s still time!

Come on down to the Fair and Garage Sale at Wangarang!

Bring your cans for return and earn,

Bring the kids for fun and games⚽️

Have a coffee☕️

Have a sausage🌭

and pick up a bargain! 💰

1635 Forrest Rd

Address

1635 Forest Road
Orange, NSW
2800

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 3:30pm
Thursday 8am - 3:30pm
Friday 8am - 3:30pm
Saturday 8am - 3:30pm

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