An Aboriginal-led answer to a sector that doesn't always listen.
Yindyamarra Disability Services was founded in August 2024 to deliver something the NDIS landscape in our region was missing: an Aboriginal-owned, culturally secure provider with deep specialist coordination experience for high-risk and forensic communities.
Our story
Yindyamarra Disability was founded with a vision to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people with disability and their families.
As an Aboriginal-owned organisation, we understand the importance of culturally safe services that respect identity, community and lived experience.
We are committed to supporting people to exercise choice and control while accessing the services they need to live healthy, connected and fulfilling lives.
We specialise in complex, forensic and high medical support coordination. Where services have broken down, where systems have failed, where multi-agency care is needed that's where Yindyamarra steps in.
In our first NDIS audit we were awarded the highest score in best practice. We're proud of that, but more proud of the people whose lives shaped it.
What Yindyamarra means.
Yindyamarra is a Wiradjuri word that reflects respect, honour, kindness and doing things in a good way.
These values guide every interaction, every relationship and every decision we make.
Our values.
Culture
Respecting identity, community and connection.
Self-Determination
Supporting people to make informed decisions about their lives.
Choice and Control
Empowering participants to lead their own journey.
Leadership
Advocating for better outcomes across the disability sector.
Inclusion
Creating opportunities where everyone can thrive.
A stronger, culturally safe future for Aboriginal people with disability.
- Improve outcomes for Aboriginal people with disability and their families
- Strengthen Aboriginal-led disability services
- Build a culturally safe workforce
- Support meaningful reform across the disability sector
Natalina
Chief Executive Officer
Natalina leads Yindyamarra with deep sector experience and a steadfast commitment to cultural safety. She sits at the centre of national reform conversations through the First Nations Yarning Circle.
natalina@yindyamarradisability.comSarah Towell
Operations Manager
Sarah keeps Yindyamarra running referrals, coordination of staff, and the systems that make culturally secure service delivery possible at scale.
sarah@yindyamarradisability.com