Company Research Report

Company Overview

Name: Outlook (Aust) Ltd.

Mission: Creating and facilitating sustainable opportunities for people with a disability to live, work, and play within their communities.

Vision: An inclusive society for all.

Founding Year: Originally established as Minibah in 1975, rebranded as Outlook in 2005.

Founder: No information is available.

Key People:

Chair: Fran Boyd

Treasurer: Derek Madden

CEO: Daniel Findley

Board Members: Grant Hehir, Jenny McNaughton, Dr. Chelsea Tobin, Greg Cuthbert, Lisa O'Sullivan, Graeme Stewart, Dr. Sarah Gray

Executive Leadership Team: Nicole Hee (People & Culture), Travis Van Den Berg (Community & Quality), Adam Jaworski (Chief Corporate and Strategy Officer), Callum Ross (Social Enterprise)

Headquarters: 24 Toomuc Valley Road, Pakenham VIC 3810

Number of Employees: No information is available.

Revenue: No information is available.

Known For: Promoting social inclusion through diverse commercial, social, and environmental interests, especially focusing on disability services and social enterprise.

Products

NDIS Services

High-level Description: Provides a range of disability services to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities.

Key Features: Personal support, community activities, skill development.

Social Enterprise

High-level Description: Commercial division that reinvests profits to support disability and community services.

Key Features: Recycling operations, employment opportunities for disadvantaged individuals, recycled goods shops.

Employment Services

High-level Description: Specialist agency focused on finding and maintaining jobs for people with disabilities.

Key Features: Job placement, support for employees, career development programs.

Community Centre

High-level Description: A hub for learning new skills and community activities.

Key Features: Classes, workshops, venue hire for events.

Volunteering

High-level Description: Opportunities for community members to support Outlook’s mission.

Key Features: Wide-ranging volunteer programs across various divisions.

Recent Developments

New Appointments

Travis Van Den Berg: Appointed as Executive General Manager of Community Services, starting on November 8, 2023.

Christine Blanchard: Appointed as Executive General Manager - Commercial, starting on November 27, 2023.

Daniel Findley: Appointed as the new CEO as of September 2023.

Graeme Kelly: Served as Interim CEO from June 2023 until the appointment of Daniel Findley.

Program Integrations

Integrating Disability Services and Social Enterprise (September 2024): Initiated a phased rollout of supported work experience at the Outlook Resource Recovery Centre and Recycled Goods Shop in Hampton Park for NDIS participants.

Awards

Social Enterprise Business Model Innovation Award (August 2018): Recognized by Social Traders for innovation and impact in employing individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Partnerships

Level Crossing Removal Project (June 2018): Secured a contract to manage waste for two sites, employing additional staff and recycling up to 90% of materials.