Last Friday December 3rd was International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) and while it wasn’t held at the Forbes Olympic Pool like previous years, many providers and organisations across the region chose to acknowledge the day in a variety of ways.
“At Aussie Biscuits today and in fact every day, we celebrate and appreciate our amazing Aussie Biscuits team,” a statement from the Aussie Biscuits Facebook page read.
In 1976 a delightfully small and very Aussie biscuit business began in regional NSW with a single mission: to create employment for people with a disability. The same opportunity most of us don’t even think twice about.
“From a single Jam Drop, lovingly made with a recipe donated by Forbes local Noelene Hudson, Aussie Biscuits grew and grew. In 1976 their employees hand-made 600 Jam Drops a day. By 2018 they had outgrown their original factory and moved into a brand-new location, creating more jobs, and even more delicious bikkies!”
Previously known as House with No Steps and The Tipping Foundation – two great organisations, with over 100 years of combined experience, both came together in 2018 to form Aruma and run Aussie Biscuits.
“Today Aussie Biscuits produce thousands of biscuits a day, in six different flavours – still made with love – for the retail market, hospitality industry and fundraising groups.”
Aussie Biscuits employ more than 30 people with a disability and some of them have been making yummy bikkies for over 40 years! “Our biscuits have changed lives. We’re living proof of the difference a humble biscuit can make. You are simply awesome Team Aussie! Happy IDPwD!”