Dwayne Mallard

As a Yamatji, Dwayne has been born into the responsibility and obligation to preserve, protect, maintain and restore the Dignity of his cultural lands, waters and sky, people and cultural way of being. Dwayne has worked across government, non-government, corporate, and community sectors and engaged in extensive Cultural community volunteering. He has done so through the common thread and lens of trying to find a way to address social ills of the marginalised and disenfranchised members of Australian society and enhancing social function. Dwayne’s involvement across the sectors ranges from Child Protection casework in Government, Community Project and Engagement roles for fringe and Remote Aboriginal Communities, workforce development in the corporate sector and Chairperson of his Native Title the Wajarri Yamatji Claim (5 years),  inaugural Chairperson of Wajarri Enterprises Limited (3 years) and Chair of MWAC, Meeanangu Wajarri Aboriginal Corporation that transitioned to Wajarri Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation – Registered Native Title Body Corporate. To assist Dwayne in his vision he undertook postgraduate studies at the Centre for Social Impact, UWA Perth, achieving a distinction in ‘Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship.’

Dwayne’s broad and extensive knowledge and experience equips him to work effectively across all sectors assisting clients to achieve their vision of primarily enhancing individual, family and social function and closing the one true gap between the individual and the opportunity. 

This is highlighted recently with Dwayne being the first Indigenous person to be appointed to both the Board of the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA and WA Soil and Land Conservation Council.