Year ending 31st December 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

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1) Highlights:
5 NCEC members, formerly long- term unemployed are now eligible for Long Service Leave (evidence of the depth of NCECs achievements). Participation and Production: e-book completed thanks to a Brisbane City Council Access and Inclusion Partnership. NCEC electricity usage now cost-neutral, due to solar installations on the caf and parks depot, thanks to CLA Inc and Federal and State government assistance. Holding of our first Singing Waiters fundraiser/event.
Craig heads off on Long Service Leave

2) Challenges:
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Down turn in trade in 2012 in the cafe and catering division necessitated a restructuring of the business late in the year. Post restructure, the caf continues to trade and has a significantly improved its financial performance from the previous year. NCEC businesses contracted in 2012, effecting hours of supportive employment offered to worker/members (see below).

3) Social Impact Reporting:

Quantitative: Social Impact Work created for members* (*people experiencing intellectual disability /mental illness) Wages paid to members Part time work positions created/sustained for members Long Service Leave due to members 2011 2012

6437 (Hours) $85,963.00 25 positions n.a.

5094 (Hours) $69,142.00 23 positions 5 Workers: Total of 19,173 hrs worked Total of 320 hrs LSL

Qualitative:

Other employers let you know they dont want you {at NCEC} were valued employees: weve all brought something unique to the caf or to the parks (Kylie - Espresso Train 2012)

I like about the job that Im doing new things, Im not pushed and can go at my own pace, people are friendly to me and Im friendly to them. (Teresa Espresso Train 2012)
The best thing about the job is the people that you work with (Paul - Parks Crew 2012) We started the Nundah Co-op because we wanted to put back to the community and also to be fair and equal to everyone in the workforce, and we found it really good because we didnt have to get stressed out all the time with the bosses on our back(Danny Parks Crew 2012)

The longest job I had before I started this one, was three months (Craig NCEC Parks Crew now eligible for Long Service Leave 2012)
NCEC has been a trail blazer and has mentored many other community groups starting out on the social

enterprise journey: providing both business advice and advice on human resource strategies for engaging the most marginalised of workers. (Susan Black, Social Ventures Australia 2012)
Thank you and Acknowledgements:
Farewell: Thank-you and fond farewell to Pierre, Steve and Joseph (Espresso Train) who left to pursue their work in the hospitality and viticulture industries and Chris (Espresso Train) for a years odyssey in South America. Thank-you to our partners and supporters: Brisbane City Council, Department of Main Roads and Transport, Community Living Association Inc, Queensland Department of Communities, Street-smart, Grilld Chermside, Kedron Wavell Services Club. Congratulations: To all NCEC members, supervisors and voluntary committee for their hard work to sustain a viable cooperative in what was a difficult financial and business environment.