Our Net-Positive Model - From Hobby To Impact
Creating real‑life side careers through circular innovation and measurable ESG outcomes that power the next economy
We’re a family‑owned, multicultural social enterprise powering the future economy through circular business models, social impact, and a lightweight ESG data model. We co‑design 100% circularity‑compliant, zero‑waste projects that create alternative employment, micro‑enterprise, and measurable CSR, sustainability, and ESG outcomes aligned with the UN SDGs.
Over the next two years, we’re scaling our ESG data model into the Circular Impact Network — giving organisations a practical way to meet their sustainability reporting and ESG commitments by co‑designing grant‑ready and Olympic‑ready programs, while advancing Deals Colony’s mission to grow local economies, enable micro‑enterprise, and create net‑positive careers for priority communities.
Our Focus: Skills | Entrepreneurship | Circular Economy | Wellbeing
Our Impact Data Tells the Story
Each zero‑waste project transforms lived experience, surplus skills, and local resources of migrants, women, youth, elders, and home‑based contributors into practical outcomes — improving wellbeing and creating flexible economic opportunities.
With 4 portfolios, 15+ programs, and 1,000+ projects over 10 years, our in‑house circular economy initiatives reduce waste at scale, recover surplus, and convert discarded materials into community value through circular gifting and zero‑waste business models.
We build circular enterprises, youth‑led innovation, and zero‑waste solutions. Our model ensures no skill is wasted, no story overlooked, and no resource left behind.
1. Circular Retail & Upcycling Portfolio
From Waste to Worth: Circular Retail Projects in Motion - Turning surplus into stories and marketable creations
Output: 200+ circular projects launched | 4+ brands rescued from landfill | 100+ upcyclers trained | 50+ giving projects powered | All through purpose-led reuse, community creativity, and net-positive pathways that turned surplus into sustainable impact and passion-led livelihoods.
Outcome: Reduced landfill waste, revived local brands, and built circular career pathways through creativity and reuse.
Impact Measure: 80% materials diverted from landfill | 50+ giving projects powered | New income streams for participants
Each initiative contributes to UN SDGs including:
Rescuing Retail Goods
We repurposed passion-led sustainable brands—reviving stock, suppliers, and digital assets to reduce waste, save 4+ brands from landfill, and power 50+ giving projects that sparked side-careers in circular retail
Circular by Design – Individuals
Upcycling workshops in our Happy Hobby Hour program empowered 100+ participants to turn waste and personal hobbies into personalised creations and gift-ready prototypes—sparking eco-conscious entrepreneurship
Circular by Design – NDIS Org.
NDIS staff used their hobbies to co-create and teach upcycling skills—transforming packaging waste into market-ready X'mas gifts and community value, building inclusive skills and eco-positive impact via our Happy Hobby Hour program
No Waste Packaging Program
Student-led packaging trials reused stocktake waste to create scalable, zero-waste kits—blending creativity with climate action and unlocking passion-led pathways in sustainable packaging and community fundraising
We’ve built a self‑funded model that works — now scaling with partners
Why It Matters
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649,600 Australians seek meaningful work (ABS, July 2025)
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950,000 Queenslanders experienced mental distress (Queensland Mental Health Commission, 2024)
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People aren’t just chasing income — they’re searching for meaning, flexibility, and a way forward.
Our Solution: Ethical, Proven & Multiplying Good
We co-create circular economy pathways that generate more social and environmental value than they consume. Born from our founder’s lived experience as a migrant, our model enables people to build multiple, passion-led income streams while contributing as little as two hours a week. By bringing diverse skills together, we save time, reduce costs, and deliver fast, measurable outcomes for people and planet — while sharing stories that inspire wellbeing, learning, and respect for all forms of work.
👉 Join us in building a future worth investing in. Your support creates dignity, opportunity, and lasting change.
Our Partnership Offer
Ready to Multiply Good?
We build what matters — whether you’re supporting wellbeing, investing in skills development, promoting entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship, or advancing the circular economy — your partnership powers real change.
👉 Let’s connect and explore how we can build lasting impact — together.
Our Brand Ambassadors — Shaping Our Journey
Deals Colony Concept Proof
Our Approach
From idea to net‑positive impact through a sustainability and circular economy lens. We turn everyday human activity into measurable impact by applying industry‑standard methods — including Theory of Change, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, and ISSB‑aligned ESG frameworks. We combine these with our regenerative frameworks - founder’s OOPS (Object‑Oriented Programming System) thinking — treating passions, skills, and lived experiences as “objects” with resources, actions, and outcomes. When structured together, they generate data, jobs, and ESG results through practical, human‑centred innovation.
Our Passion‑Led Impact
People say Deals Colony feels like cracking the dream‑builder code — programs fill fast because they work.
▶️ Watch the 1‑minute explainer:
OOPS in real life (YouTube)
Follow Our Journey
Start by selecting one “object” — our consulting or education services — and apply it to your real-life skills and commitments. Each step becomes a circular pilot that transforms effort into evidence, delivering net-positive outcomes for people and planet.
Idea → Pilot → Portfolio → Data → Scale → Net-Positive Impact
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Proof of Expertise & Our Future‑Readiness
Our Founder’s Net‑Positive Outcomes
Community Voices Shape Our Journey
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What People Are Saying About Us
From MPs to makers, Monika’s work is trusted, praised, and proven.
“Monika and Deals Colony are helping turn your hobbies into small businesses. Did you kick off a side hustle over the last couple of months?"
"I look forward to working with you into the future, as I am sure you will continue to do exceptional things."