Wangarang Industries

Wangarang Industries Wangarang Industries is a Not-For-Profit Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE) providing jobs and training for people with disabilities.

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 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 participantsโ€™ ability to take part in community life, enhance independence, and provide ongoing learning, development and social interaction.

๐Ÿ† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ง๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿ†We are beyond proud to share that Wangarang has been named the WINNER of 2 major awards at the...
22/09/2025

๐Ÿ† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ง๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿ†
We are beyond proud to share that Wangarang has been named the WINNER of 2 major awards at the 2025 Business Orange Awards over the weekend.

๐Ÿ† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ for the design, implementation and growth of our Return and Earn Depot
๐Ÿ† ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ for making a substantial impact in our local community

Congratulations to all the other amazing finalists โ€” itโ€™s an honour to be recognised alongside such inspiring local businesses. We also extend our thanks to Business Orange and the award sponsors, Bank Orange & Newmont for making this celebration of local business possible.

These awards are a celebration of our team's passion, hard work, and talent โ€”made possible by the incredible support of our community.

A fun and exciting night was had, sharing these moments with representatives from across Wangarang โ€“ we had Bettina and Joseph from Return and Earn, Scott and David from corporate and administration, Alaina from Life Skills and Recreation, Andrew and Steph from our delegate committee, and Gary and Kirsten from our Board.

Photos: Laura Cole Photography

๐ŸŒŸ What a day at the recent Orange Community Expo!Wangarang loved being part of this great event โ€“ connecting with the co...
22/09/2025

๐ŸŒŸ What a day at the recent Orange Community Expo!
Wangarang loved being part of this great event โ€“ connecting with the community, showcasing our services, and having a blast at our own LifeSkills photo booth! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸŽ‰

Big thanks to Orange City Council Community Development team for hosting such an important day for local services and connections. ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ! ๐ŸšจThis Saturday, 20th September, go behind the scenes at Wangarangโ€™s Return ...
18/09/2025

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿšจ
This Saturday, 20th September, go behind the scenes at Wangarangโ€™s Return & Earn facility as part of Sustainable Living Week! โ™ป๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ“1635 Forest Rd, Orange
๐Ÿ•™ 10 AM โ€“ 12 PM
๐ŸšŒ Tours every 30 minutes
โœ… No bookings needed โ€“ just drop in!

Discover how recycling really works and learn about one of the only Return & Earn depots in NSW that provides meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Since opening in 2024, we've processed over 14 million containers โ€“ and counting!

Bring your bottles and cans, see the process in action, and help create a more sustainable future.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/event/sustainble-living-week-tour-of-wangarang-return-and-earn-facility/

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป & ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป!

๐Ÿ‘ Huge congratulations to ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ! ๐ŸŽ‰David collected an incredible $640.80 in ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป...
16/09/2025

๐Ÿ‘ Huge congratulations to ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ! ๐ŸŽ‰

David collected an incredible $640.80 in ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€, taking out the top spot in the Triple M Central West competition ๐Ÿ™Œ His efforts scored a $1,000 SportsPower Orange voucher for the team! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ฐ

This competition was proudly supported by Wangarang & SportsPower.

๐Ÿ“ธ Pictured: Winner David with Neil Gill (Triple M), Bettina Oโ€™Callaghan (Return and Earn Supervisor), and Chris Rawlins from Wangarang.

๐Ÿ‘ Fantastic effort David โ€“ and a big win for the team!

Come and see us at the Central West Community Expo at Orange PCYC this Wednesday 10 September. Hosted by the Orange City...
09/09/2025

Come and see us at the Central West Community Expo at Orange PCYC this Wednesday 10 September.

Hosted by the Orange City Council Community Development team, the expo brings together more than 95 services from across Orange, Cabonne, Blayney, Bathurst and Cowra. From sport and social groups to health, housing, education, and more โ€”thereโ€™s something for everyone!

Grab a BBQ lunch, sip on a coffee, and explore the amazing stalls showcasing everything our region has to offer.

๐Ÿ“Where: Orange PCYC, 2โ€“10 Seymour Street
๐Ÿ•™When: Wednesday 10 September, 10amโ€“2pm

Find out more โคต๏ธ
https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/community-expo/

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜!Thanks to a ClubGRANTS donation, Wangarang is...
04/09/2025

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜!
Thanks to a ClubGRANTS donation, Wangarang is transforming the space between our sheds into a brand-new outdoor lunchroom for our staff. This will give our team a fresh, relaxing space to connect, recharge, and even enjoy summer BBQs together.

To bring this vision to life, we are seeking help from the local community and local businesses who may be able to support with things like:
๐ŸŽจ Painting
๐Ÿช‘ Outdoor furniture
๐ŸŒฑ Plants & greenery
๐Ÿšฐ A new sink & plumbing
๐Ÿ”ฅ BBQ/serving area fit-out

If your business can lend a handโ€”whether itโ€™s materials, skills, or project sponsorshipโ€” youโ€™ll be making a real difference for our team.

Get in touch with us if youโ€™d like to be part of this project. Together, we can create something wonderful for the Wangarang family.
๐Ÿ“ž (02) 6365 6500
๐Ÿ“ง enquiries@wangarang.com.au

03/09/2025

๐ŸŽธ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐ŸŽค
Hereโ€™s a sneak peek from our band practice sessionโ€”just us, the gear, and a whole lotta TNT โšก๏ธ

This isnโ€™t a polished performanceโ€”this is raw, loud, and a gloriously messy WORK IN PROGRESS. We're still finding our groove, but the energy is real and the riffs are flying.

Stay tuned for future performances. The Rangtang Rascals are just getting started. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€!  We are proud to announce that we are finalists for Excellence in Innovation and Outstanding Co...
28/08/2025

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€!
We are proud to announce that we are finalists for Excellence in Innovation and Outstanding Community Organisation in the 2025 Business Orange Awards!

These nominations celebrate the hard work, dedication, and innovation our team brings to everything we do โ€” and we couldnโ€™t be more thrilled to be recognised among so many inspiring local businesses.

A huge thank you to our staff, supporters, and community โ€” this wouldnโ€™t be possible without you!

13/08/2025

Wangarang is joining the rest of the Return and Earn network to celebrate 14 Billion containers recycled accross NSW!

Thanks to the members of the Orange community that helped us take part in this acheivement and to those who joined us to celebrate!

18/07/2025

Learn a new skill? Cook a new meal? See something different? in Life Skills and Recreation itโ€™s all on offer.

So, what would you like to do today?

It was a pretty one-sided affair at the annual staff vs supported employees Wangarang Bowling Cup this year. There were ...
17/07/2025

It was a pretty one-sided affair at the annual staff vs supported employees Wangarang Bowling Cup this year. There were strikes-a-plenty, loads of spares, fierce concentration, persistence and a lot of laughs. The staff were no match for the supported employee team, who delivered an average score of 138!

In its 12th year, our Bowling Cup is a chance for our teams to come together in the spirit of friendly competition. The skills of our passionate bowlers are on display, as is the positive culture of our workplace. It's safe to say our supported team didn't mind seeing the odd gutter-ball from staff.

Big congratulations to Stevie who won the best and fairest trophy for his amazing score of 168, and for being an encouraging and supportive team mate.

Lots of cooking in Life Skills and Recreation this week, capping it all off with a wig day for Feel-Good Friday!Happy we...
04/07/2025

Lots of cooking in Life Skills and Recreation this week, capping it all off with a wig day for Feel-Good Friday!

Happy weekend everyone!

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1635 Forest Road
Orange, NSW
2800

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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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