Explore day programs and work pathways in Pakenham.
Try different activities, learn new skills and explore employment pathways through hospitality, catering and horticulture.
A small, experienced team takes the time to get to know what you enjoy, what you’d like to learn and the goals that matter to you.
Interested in work?
Build skills and experience through hands-on hospitality, catering and horticulture, with opportunities shaped around your individual employment goals.
What day programs can you do at Pakenham?
See what life is like at Wallara Pakenham
Watch the video to see some of the programs and activities you can be part of.
Work pathways
Practise hospitality and barista skills and build experience at your own pace.
Coffee Cart can be a pathway to Supported Employment across Wallara’s Hospitality social enterprises, including Cafe W and Sages Cafe.
Get hands-on with mowing, brush cutting, pruning and garden maintenance.
Grassbusters can be a pathway into Supported Employment with Wallara’s social enterprise Land Management Services.
Join the Wallara Express team collecting and delivering internal mail across Wallara sites.
Practise communicating with others, planning your day and working safely while being part of a delivery team.
Sport, recreation & community
Enjoy swimming and water activities while learning new skills and spending time with others.
Enjoy a game of bowling, spend time with others and practise travel and money skills while you’re out and about.
Get out on your bike, explore local rides and learn more about bikes, recycling and basic maintenance.
Try different sports each week, including lawn bowls, basketball, pickleball and gym.
Get moving with a range of exercises and activities, with support to work towards your own fitness goals.
Independent living
Practise using public transport, reading timetables, planning trips and getting around your local area safely.
Visit different places around the local area, spend time with others and practise using public transport, reading timetables and planning trips.
Cook with others, try new recipes and learn practical kitchen skills including food preparation, meal planning and kitchen safety.
Practise everyday computer skills including email, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as staying safe online.
Art & design
Learn to use a sewing machine and turn your ideas into things you can make and use, from bags and flowers to creative textile projects.
Meet the Pakenham support team
Kerry
Support lead
Rachael
Senior support coach
Andrew
Support coach
Gurpreet
Support coach
Renu
Support coach
Dixita
Support coach
Balwinder
Support coach
Gary
Support coach
Sophie
Support coach
Kamal
Support coach
Find Wallara Pakenham
Factory 5/114 Princes Highway, Pakenham VIC 3810
Wallara Pakenham (Princess Highway)
Find Wallara PakenhamWallara Pakenham at-a -glance
Where
Factory 5/114 Princes Highway, Pakenham VIC 3810
Opening hours
Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm
Parking
Onsite parking, directly outside
Getting here
From Pakenham train station buses 925 or 926 approximately 5 minute bus drive.
Accessibility
Accessible toilets, wide hall ways, no stairs.
Visit Pakenham
Meet the team, look around the spaces and talk about the activities, interests and programs that matter to you.