Cafe Sunshine - A social enterprise cafe

Working alongside refugees we constantly hear the same story – despite years of work experience in their own country and further training undertaken in Australia, nobody wants to employ them because they don’t have any Australian experience. Café Sunshine will close that gap by providing people with their first Australian job and reference. Partnering with refugee organisations, we will employ suitable candidates and provide them with the training and experience they need to go on to be successful in the hospitality industry within the wider community. Great food and great coffee for a great cause – what could taste better?

Café Sunshine will provide skills and training to people within the local community who have experienced difficulty in finding employment. We will continue to employ and support each staff member until they have successfully gone on to gain employment elsewhere. By providing the first stepping stone to employment, we aim to allow individuals, families and the wider community to prosper.

Cafe sunshine will be more than just a place of good food and coffee. We’ll be a community venue and a cultural hub – a place to hold book clubs, poetry readings, public talks and forums.