Avenue Newcastle<\/a> was officially opened on Wednesday 23 February! The ‘day program alternative’ in Warabrook has been growing with enormous success with already around 50 participants taking part in both our work and social programs.<\/p>\nAvenue participant, Julie Clifton works in Avenue’s Order Fulfilment team packaging items and managing stock take with our micro-business partners, including Borne Clothing – a social enterprise that sells mosquito repellent shirts. Julie shared her story with the Newcastle Herald.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been hard trying to find somewhere to work because no where has given me the opportunity to show my skills,\u201d Julie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Avenue is something to come to everyday to boost my confidence and gain important skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By Ethan Hamilton, Newcastle Herald Avenue Newcastle was officially opened on Wednesday 23 February! The ‘day program alternative’ in Warabrook has been growing with enormous success with already around 50 participants taking part in both our work and social programs. Avenue participant, Julie Clifton works in Avenue’s Order Fulfilment team packaging items and managing stock […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
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By PAUL WALLBANK, Information Age<\/p>
Fighting Chance and Hireup founders Laura O'Reilly OAM and co-founder Jordan O'Reilly are the winners of the 2021 NSW Pearcey Award for Tech Entrepreneur of the Year.<\/p>
Laura and Jordan received the award on Thursday night, in recognition of their work as leading tech entrepreneurs and for Hireup\u2019s role in assisting the disability sector.<\/p>
Jamila Gordon, chair of the Pearcey NSW judging committee and recipient of the\u00a02020 NSW Award<\/a> said \u201cJordan and Laura have been selected as the recipients of the 2021 Pearcey NSW Entrepreneur of the Year Award due to the incredible impact their purpose-for-profit business Hireup has had on the Australian disability sector.\"<\/p>Click the link below to read more.<\/p>
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