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Ron’s Story
Ron, aged 66, transitioned to retirement recently after spending his last working years at Vanguard. But there was a time when he thought he might never be able to find a job again. Entering his 60’s, Ron found himself looking for work when NBN contracts dried up after decades spent

October 2024 Impact Update
The big wheels kept turning in October, with our team travelling 25,924 kilometres to ensure our customers have quality, clean linen to make their beds! A number of those kilometres were travelled by 2 of our recently transitioned staff, who are now valued members of our drive team, including Jimmy

September 2024 Impact Update
September is a special time of year in Toowoomba as our beautiful city really comes to life for the Carnival of Flowers. Thanks again to our valued customers for choosing and trusting us! It was also our biggest month of impact for a few years! Thanks to our employment partners

Christmas with Heart
Christmas with Heart Vanguard Laundry is always looking for ways to increase our impact. Towards the end of 2021, we became a proud partner of Hello Good World to help social enterprise expand their reach and sales and in turn their impact. “As larger corporations look to for ways to

The Quarterly Wash
A big thank you to all our supporters! What a year! Lockdowns, infected linen, masks on/masks off and at the same time… staff transitions to sustainable external employment. Like so many others, we faced it all, and did so with determination, a lot of love for each other, and quite often a

Third Year Impact Report
Our Third Year Impact Report is now live! Our report looks at how Vanguard has performed over the first three years of our existence, from our launch in 2016 up to 2019. It describes the positive financial, mental and physical impacts of having a job at Vanguard. Download the report