Saffron Cafe*

Wayaperri House (106 Duncans Road Werribee)

9:00 am – 2:00 pm Monday to Friday

Serving morning tea and lunches

Wyndham Vale Community Learning Centre (86 Manor Lakes Blvd, Wyndham Vale)

9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tuesday and Friday

Serving morning tea and lunches

(menus changes daily)

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Call Pauline on 9742 4013 to register

Click here to download this week's menu

Saffron Take Away Lunches*

Busy at work but still need a healthy lunch? Why not order a take away meal from Saffron?

Save time! Pre-order and pick up your
take-away lunch. Call Pauline on 9742 4013

Delivery to your workplace within the City of Wyndham
CBD can be arranged¹

Saffron Catering*

Catering is available for meetings, events and corporate and private functions.

Call Pauline for menus and prices on 9742 4013

Delivery is available within the City of Wyndham
and surrounding areas¹

Click here to download our brochure for more information

Background

In October 2008, the Wyndham Community and Education Centre Inc. embarked on an innovative project with funding provided by Adult Community and Further Education (ACFE) under its Community Learning Partnerships program. A community kitchen was set up at our Centre at Synnot Street, Werribee where community lunches were prepared.

Its aim was to provide opportunities for Wyndham residents to gain valuable experience in a hospitality environment and to improve employment prospects and language skills if required. The project would not only provide them training pathways to enter the catering and hospitality industry in Australia but also the business acumen and confidence to set up social enterprises and avenues for self-employment opportunities.

Social Enterprise

The popularity of the community lunches led to a social enterprise called Saffron Kitchen and Catering to meet the increasing number of catering orders from individuals and organisations both within and outside Wyndham.

Since its formation, Saffron Kitchen and Catering has also undertaken large scale operation of food stalls at major events in Wyndham such as the annual Weerama Festival, Cultural Diversity Week, the Wyndham Multicultural Festival at Werribee Park and Refugee Week functions. Students were also encouraged to utilise the kitchen for catering of festivals and events organised within their own communities such as the Karen New Year and Sudanese festivals.

Our move to Wayaperri House

In 2010, the operations of Saffron Kitchen and Catering were moved to larger premises at Wayaperri House, 106 Duncans Road Werribee where a large scale industrial commercial kitchen, funded under the Federal Government’s Investing in Community Education and Training (ICET) Fund, has enabled students and volunteers to expand its services.

The new kitchen now provides morning tea & coffee and daily lunches, in addition to catering orders, to a growing clientele from local agencies, schools, government and non-government organisations.

An outdoor dining area is a major attraction for the many visitors to Wayaperri House which also serves as a learning centre and a venue for a range of community activities as well as private events.

Learning for Work

Since its inception in 2008, the community kitchen has provided learning and volunteering opportunities to over sixty Wyndham residents, the majority of which are Sudanese and Karen people from refugee backgrounds.

The kitchen and catering enterprise not only provides
participants an avenue to demonstrate and upgrade their
inherent skills but also attest to their determination to
overcome major settlement barriers to become active
participants and contributors to the richness and diversity
of Wyndham City.

Your support of this enterprise is valued and appreciated.