There are numerous businesses that make up Elouera Hire. This is a business we operate on Yass Road as you come into Cootamundra from Young. It is located opposite the service station.
These include the Hire business that hires equipment like tools, trailers and gardening equipment etc. We then have our party hire where you can book a marquee, stage, dance floor, tables and chairs, table cloths, cutlery, glassware and fancy lighting.
Lastly we have a Property Care business that does cleaning and gardening services.
We have a car hire business that currently has four utes and one passenger vehicle for hire. Our Elouera Ice works produces bagged ice and wholesales this to petrol stations and shops using freezers we can provide for their point of sale.
Our employee’s with a disability come from Cootamundra, Young, Temora Junee and Harden with many accessing work via Elouera Transport. All employees are trained in the various aspects of the Hire Business including,
Bagging the ice and storing it in the huge freezer, ice deliveries and cleaning and servicing the sales point freezers.
With the equipment on its return its checked over, cleaned and refuelled if needed ready to go out again to the next customer.
The hire cars need to be cleaned on their return, checked for damage, have their lights and brakes checked and made ready for the next customer.
Party hire can be small jobs renting a few chairs to massive wedding events for up to 120 people. Occasionally you may need to work in the evening or a weekend to pack up following an event.
The Property Maintenance business currently is limited to the garden maintenance as most of the cleaning occurs after normal working hours.
Employees with a disability are employed on a productivity based wage. This means they can work to their ability and be paid the percentage of the award they can achieve. So if someone can only preform half the required tasks at a slower rate, that’s OK, we calculate a wage based on that outcome. There is no pressure on you to do more than your capable or comfortable to do. This is a similar process to the Supported Wage Provision found in every award in Australia.
Employees are supported by Disability Support Officers at the site who train guide and counsel them through their various challenges and towards their goals.