Our Social Impact
Cleanable Property Maintenance Service is a social enterprise commercial cleaning and property maintenance company created by Westgate Community Initiative Group Ltd in 2005.
We are a work integrated social enterprise the creates employment opportunities for those with barriers to employment. We specialise in office cleaning, parks and grounds cleaning, peggy services, labour hire and, other workplace commercial cleaning. Our work teams are a blended workforce of supported and non-supported employees. As a social enterprise cleaning company in Melbourne, we provide sustainable, paid cleaning employment to people facing barriers to finding and keeping a job.
Partnership with Hume City Council
Cleanable has been servicing the parks of the Hume City Council region since 2016. The work requires teams of cleaners to visit designated parks, reserves and playgrounds to remove rubbish and debris to ensure these spaces can be enjoyed by residents and visitors.
In 2020 the Council awarded Cleanable the opportunity to increase the park services from 20 to over 100 through a successful tender application. In the 2021/2022 period these parks were again increased with the addition of new parks entering the council’s responsibility and usage by residents in these environments.
Hume City Council’s inclusion of social procurement practices has continued to make an impact on the lives of people who are often excluded from the workforce or find difficulty in finding and keeping a job.
Certified by Social Traders
Social enterprises are businesses that trade to intentionally tackle social problems, improve communities, provide people with access to employment and training, or help the environment.
Social Traders certification assures stakeholders that a social enterprise has a social, cultural or environmental purpose as its primary objective, that a substantial portion of its revenue is derived from commercial trade, and that the majority of the organisation’s efforts and resources are invested into the social purpose.
Cleanable is also a member of Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC).
Meet Martin, one of our Cleanable crew
Martin from Cleanable attends many of the properties that we service. Since coming to Cleanable in 2014, Martin has become known as one of the most reliable and easy-going members of the team.
When asked about his work at Cleanable, Martin declares, ‘I’ve never been happier in a job than I am at Cleanable. Working here gives me a sense of purpose and my colleagues are all friendly and supportive’.
Westgate Community Initiatives Group Ltd
WCIG is a community based not-for-profit organisation committed to improving lives through practical responses to unemployment and disadvantage.
WCIG’s programs focus on assisting people to make positive changes in their lives. WCIG delivers employment, disability, youth and training programs. WCIG has an established network of community organisations, allied health services, employers, community groups and other businesses. WCIG’s network enables them to provide the most holistic approach possible to assist people to reach their goals.
WCIG is located across Melbourne and Geelong.