Together, We’re Winning Awards!
How Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections is Leading in Social Enterprise.
At Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections (LNC), our motto is: ‘Together, We’re Strong.’ It’s an attitude that we bring to all of our grassroots programs, which not only provide direct relief from poverty but give people the tools they need to create bright futures.
It has proved a strategy for success. Over the past ten years we’ve won numerous awards; for everything from our social enterprises to our staff. From our youth programs and accessible childcare to centres and outreach, we believe that everyone deserves to thrive.
Providing Safe Spaces and Inclusive Programs
LNC’s award-winning Peppers’ Place Cafe started as a place for disadvantaged women to gain employment and has been the catalyst for a diverse mix of programs which empower people through skills.
Over the past seven years our CEO Pat Hall has worked in partnership with the Sydney Community Foundation and its Sydney Women’s Fund philanthropy community to expand this single social enterprise cafe into seven distinct profit-for-purpose businesses.
Our centres throughout the Liverpool LGA are also a place for people to gather, forge new connections and find the support they need to grow.
CEO Pat Hall: A Career Spent Working Towards Better Futures
Our CEO Pat Hall has personally received many awards, recognising the fierce dedication she has shown when it comes to improving lives in the Liverpool LGA.
Pat now oversees more than 50 programs per week, with approximately 20,000 clients and volunteers accessing services annually.
In 2020, Pat was awarded the Business Women of the West Award from Western Sydney University. Pat has also won the Westfield’s Local Heroes Award, the Zest Award for Outstanding Leadership, and been inducted into the Zest Hall of Fame.
In 2021, she is a Top 5 Finalist for the Third Sector CEO Awards.
‘Together, We’re Strong’: A TImeline of LNC’s Achievements
2011 – Pepper’s Place Highly Commended Zest Awards for Outstanding Voluntary Group
2017 – Volunteer of the Year Macarthur and South West Sydney – Carole Anne Priest
2018 – Westfields Local Hero Award - Pat Hall
2018 – Zest Awards - Outstanding Community Not-for-Profit Leader - Pat Hall
2018 – Outstanding Volunteer Leader in a Not-for-Profit awarded to Carole Anne Priest
2018 – Zest Awards Exceptional Social Enterprise in Greater Sydney - Pepper’s Place
2019 – Zest Awards Hall of Fame - Pat Hall
2019 – Zest Award Finalist Outstanding Youth Leader
2019 – Zest Award Highly Commended Outstanding Project
2020 – Western Sydney Woman of the West Award (Business ) Finalist – Carol Anne Priest
2020 – Western Sydney Woman of the West Award (Business) Winner – Pat Hall
2021 – Zest Award Exceptional Project in a Not-forProfit - Wildflower Hair Accessories Social Enterprise
2021 - Third Sector CEO Awards - Top 5 Finalist - Pat Hall
If you’d like to find out more about how Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections is empowering the community - and how you or your business can get involved - drop us a line today.
