b'0101ANNUAL REPORT2022/23INTRODUCTIONWe are a national not-for-02profit and registered charitywith a clear vision to makea stronger, fairer Australia. Our story began on Worimi land on the Contents NSW Mid-North Coast in 1987. 03We were set up as a community development03Our 2022-25 Strategic Planorganisation, Great Lakes Community Resources, to provide training and04Our Impact employment opportunities for local Aboriginal06Co-Chair Message people experiencing disadvantage. Over the07Our Boardsubsequent years our impact has widened,08CEO Messageand our communities have thrived.10Event Highlights We now run some of the largest social12Achieving our Goals enterprises in the country and deliver a range of community services. In 2023 we employed16Working on Country 04675 people across NSW, Queensland, Victoria,17Theory of ChangeWestern Australia and the ACT.18 Community ServicesSince 2017 we have operated as Community24Green Connect 01Resources. We create jobs that care for people30Resource Recovery Australia and planet, we keep waste out of landfill, we02grow and distribute fair food, and we provide38Soft Landing community services to those who need them46The Management, Administrationmost. Thank you for supporting us. and Development Team0450Our Advocacy52Our Volunteers 05 0553Funders & Partners 54Financial Report57Organisational StructureWe acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Australia and recognise the continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respectsInside cover: Yulinbal Yuruygu Returning to Our Roots. Artwork commissioned for Community Resources by Worimi artist Kitana Paulson.to Elders past and present.Together we walk towards healing. Language translation by Aunty Mandy Davis and Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operativeThis piece is capturing nature and connection with all things. Trees are living beings that represent growth, change and wisdom. They have whole underground networks of communication with each other through their root systems. The formations in the tree represent spirits and how all things are connected. The remainder of the artwork is showcasing elements of nature in the process of change with the sunset in the background, growing grass with a journey symbol along the way and fish swimming through the lake. Many colours of country.06With the translation by Aunty Mandy and Muurrbay, I have named this piece Yulinbal Yuruygu which means Returning to Our Roots in Gathang. I believe thats how we connect to spirit & heal, we go inward. Observing & appreciating the simple things. Returning to our roots.Front cover: Eh Moo, Senior Farm Hand, Green Connect.Back cover: Ngarramba Indigenous Homework Club, Homebase Youth Services.www.communityresources.org.au'