New Indigenous social enterprise changing lives

A new social enterprise creating a brighter future for Indigenous Australians has launched at Brendale.

The Worldview Group’s e-waste recycling facility will create 30 new jobs in its first year and 60 in its second.

Co-Founder Kurt Gruber says secure employment is crucial for improving wellbeing and breaking the cycle of disadvantage.

“Community-led initiatives like the Worldview Intensive Program are essential for addressing systemic issues and empowering Indigenous voices,” Mr Gruber says.

“Our programs provide life skills, address health issues, improve finances, build positive relationships, generate real jobs and develop career paths in our social enterprises and beyond.”

The Brendale facility is Worldview’s second in South East Queensland after the company launched in Canberra in 2018.

Worldview combines Indigenous employment with strict compliance standards for secure data decommissioning and eWaste management solutions, enabling government and businesses to recycle their technology.

Building self esteem

Corrective Services Minister and Pine Rivers MP Nikki Boyd says each job created by Worldview represents a life and family.

“Worldview already has an amazing track record of this, with over 130 people already employed,” Ms Boyd says.

“We are keen to see those numbers continue to grow into the future.”

Worldview Intensive Program graduate Ngarami, who is now a Junior Mentor, says taking part in the program changed his life.

“It was a culturally sensitive environment, I saw a lot of people from the same background as myself,” Ngarami says.

“It built self-esteem that I didn’t have, and from there I found the confidence to dive into every opportunity that I was offered.

“I’m now a Junior Mentor at Worldview Foundation, and I help the younger guys transition into the workforce, giving them advice from my own lived experience.”