As a Work Integrated Social Enterprise (WISE), Collective Leisure is committed to creating employment pathways for marginalised groups, with a particular focus on supporting refugee youth. Our dedication to social impact goes beyond just providing a workplace; we foster a nurturing environment emphasising growth, community, and genuine engagement. 

Collective Leisure was one of five organizations to pitch at the innovative Pitch for Good Parramatta event. Organized by the City of Parramatta and Start Some Good, the initiative aims to empower not-for-profit organizations and social enterprises by helping them generate awareness and secure funding for their impactful projects.

Minds Collective, our new community football initiative, has officially launched at the new synthetic sports field at Perry Park Recreation Centre in Alexandria, with the goal of supporting individuals in their mental health recovery.

This accolade, presented at the National Game Changer Awards, celebrates trailblazers who drive impactful change in the social enterprise sector, recognising those at the forefront of #Business4Good.

We are thrilled to announce that Collective Leisure, a pioneering social enterprise, has earned the esteemed People and Planet First certification. This global verification, stewarded by the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), recognizes organizations committed to prioritizing environmental sustainability and social impact.

Collective Leisure has won an Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Award in Melbourne, presented during the National Sports and Physical Activity Convention 2024.

Two years ago, I launched a podcast series called Part of the System with the goal to chat with people and organisations that are part of the wider sport and physical activity system across Australia, New Zealand, England and America, through a well-being and systems lens. 

Parks and Leisure acknowledges excellence in the industry through its prestigious Awards of Excellence. This year it awarded Collective Leisure the Community Based Initiative of the year NSW/ACT award.

We’re delighted to serve off our 3rd Smash Tennis program, designed for individuals aged 16+ to aid in their mental health recovery.

Collective Leisure joined Cumberland City Council to deliver the Schools Sustainability Expo 2022 at Merrylands.

We’ve been awarded a grant by City of Parramatta to set up an adult Sportability Club at the Roselea Community Centre

Australia’s first social enterprise leisure management company, Collective Leisure, has been re-certified for a second time as a legitimate social enterprise through Social Traders’ world-leading framework - Building a more inclusive Australia.

There are many definitions of a social enterprise but in general, the broad sense is that it’s a business that trades goods and services, is purpose and mission-focused, and puts at least half of its profits back to achieving its mission.

Social enterprises are not driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. We are an innovative breed of businesses that exist to create an equitable and more sustainable world. Social enterprises provide a market solution to societal problems.

Australia’s first social enterprise leisure management company, Collective Leisure, has been re-certified as a legitimate social enterprise through Social Traders’ world-leading framework - Building a more inclusive Australia.

Collective Leisure is run by a team dedicated in enabling well-being without boundaries and a mission to co-create programs that work for communities through a ‘systems’ approach.

The intentions of restrictions in some areas were good, given that we all want the same results of stopping the spread. But blaming the most vulnerable in our society only divides people and creates anxiety. What we need to realise is that we are all part of the system and once we start pointing the finger, we lose trust collaboration and influence.