The Opportunity Lab is a community organisation and social enterprise that works with some of the most disadvantaged and disengaged people in our community.

Our passion is to create opportunities for people to feel safe to explore who they are.

Our programs

Our Youth program is for young people aged 15-25 years who are disengaged from learning, employment or who are about to leave school. This program is tailored to meet a diverse group of clients including young people who have experienced trauma or have a psycho-social, intellectual/ learning or neurological disability.

Our Women’s program is targeted to women who have experienced family violence and who want support in engaging or re-engaging in employment or education. Our program recognises the challenges and barriers in doing this given their experiences. We are able to provide a range of opportunities that allows women to try new skills and build their confidence.

Our SKILLS BITE PROGRAMS are for 15-25 year olds. These allow young people to get involved and learn new skills.
Upcoming programs include:
Face to Face Cooking Classes
Gardening Program
Sports “come and try sessions”

We also offer Support work as an additional program. Our knowledge and experience working with young people, women and children who need some support in accessing their community and in building their skills, is extensive.

Our events

We hold events to create work experience opportunities for our clients in addition to connecting clients with external opportunities for work experience.

Our staff

Our staff have had years of experience working in community services and education with children, young people and adults with many diverse life experiences, from diverse backgrounds and with diverse abilities. Our aim is to build the confidence and capacity of our clients to help them engage with activities in the community.

We know the challenges and barriers to life that stop people finding out what they like and what interests them. We focus on the whole person in the work we do.

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Our values are embedded in everything we do and drive us to do what we can for the people we support. They are:

  • Hope

  • Honesty

  • Respect

  • Inclusion

  • Resilience