Upper Murray Community Bakery
The Upper Murray Community Bakery is a social enterprise bakery which creates employment and training opportunities for the local community and raises funds for the Corryong Neighbourhood Centre.
By serving up coffee, bread and other goodies, it actively supports Corryong Neighbourhood Centre's mission to create a vibrant hub which brings together the local community to connect, learn and be supported in many ways.
The Upper Murray Community Bakery is an enterprise of Corryong Neighbourhood Centre. They also run the Upper Murray Community Garage.
Categories
- Food & Drink
- Bakeries & Delis
Supporting / Causes
- Hardship
- Local community
- Remote or rural community
- Unemployed people
- Young people
Sustainable Development Goals
- 11: Sustainable Cities And Communities
- 3: Good Health And Well Being
- 4: Quality Education
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Business Identifies As
- Not-for-Profit
- Social Enterprise
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Location
37 Hanson St, Corryong VIC 3707, Australia
Contact
Phone Number: +61 2 6076 1196
Socials
Opening Hours
- Monday: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Tuesday: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Wednesday: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Thursday: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Friday: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
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Impact
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Why do they exist?
Purpose / Mission / Impact
The CNC’s purpose is to build a community that fosters positive, respectful relationships through learning, growth and inclusion. To make a difference for people in our community by providing a vibrant hub of lifelong learning that brings people together, connects them with services, programs, employment and activities and points them in the right direction.
Who & what do they support?
Supporting / Causes
- Hardship
- Local community
- Remote or rural community
- Unemployed people
- Young people
Sustainable Development Goals (We limit this to up to 3 priorities)
- 11: Sustainable Cities And Communities
- 3: Good Health And Well Being
- 4: Quality Education
How do they support their mission?
How Do They Invest In Their Purpose/Mission
- Our mission drives our operations/business model
- We provide employment/training/support for disadvantaged groups
At the moment, profits from our social enterprises go towards providing the core services of the Corryong Neighbourhood House in the wider community. In the future, rather than donating them, our profits will be utilised to develop the community through our community foundation.
Business overview
Established
Business Identifies As
- Not-for-Profit
- Social Enterprise
Legal Structure
- Incorporated association
Business Model
Our model supports employment of the local community and provides pathways to further employment for people who are starting off or for new arrivals who need a job while settling into the community.
Who works there?
Employees
11-50 employees
Volunteers
1-10 volunteers
Percentage of staff that are beneficiaries
30% of our staff are also our beneficiaries. We don't interview at the bakery, we consider it to be an opener for people that are new to town or have no experience. We are happy to give anyone a go! We have quite a high turnover because people come through and use the bakery as a pathway to other employment.
Where does the money go?
Annual Turnover & Reinvestment
How they reinvest profits/surplus (or intends to use profit/surplus)
- Improving or growing enterprise operations
- Parent or auspicing organisation
Profits fund the activities of our parent organisation, Corryong Neighbourhood House.
Annual Turnover
Over $1,000,000
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