Empowering Our Community Through Housing and Support
Over 50 years of dedicated service to Townsville’s First Nations and broader community.
440+
People Housed Daily
Across 13 housing and support programs, Yumba-Meta empowers individuals and families to find safety, stability and hope.
Across 13
Stability and hope.
Yumba-Meta empowers individuals and families to find safety, housing and support programs.
Wodda Mooli.
Welcome to Yumba-Meta.
Yumba-Meta Limited is a First Nations-led, not-for-profit organisation supporting hundreds of people each day through housing and culturally appropriate support services.
Our Mission:
Advocating for First Nations People and other vulnerable groups.
Our Community,
Our Voice
Hear from the individuals within our community — in their own words.
Carl Benn
Long-term Housing Resident
Carl Benn
Long-term Housing Resident
“Through Dale Parker, you meet good people who go out of their way to help others.”
Fletcher Christian Daisy
Long-Term Housing Resident
Fletcher Christian Daisy
Long-Term Housing Resident
Fletcher Christian Daisy ‘The Second’ is actually a first-rate example of the type of outcomes YML achieves in partnership with their clients.
When Fletcher walks into a room he brings a brand of humour that’s all his own.
Grinning broadly, he proclaims (rather than announces) his name;
“I am Fletcher Christian Daisy, The Second! Named after Fletcher Christian from Mutiny on the Bounty.”
Fletcher has lived in many places over the years and was employed in a variety of stable positions including Shalom Christian College, the Townsville City Council Dump and Recycling program, Bunnings and Never Fail Water.
“My marriage broke up, and I was in a bad place. I went as far as you can go. I was homeless for nearly four months, living in the park. I slept through the pouring rain with thunder and lightning. I think I was one of the worst, under the Victoria Street Bridge, drinking goon.”
Despite linking with a number of community-based organisations, none seemed able to help him transition back to stability.
In November of 2010, Fletcher received a referral to Dale Parker Place where he was a client for over nine years.
Asked about how YML had improved his future, Fletcher bowed his head, humbled.
Tears fell freely as he explained; “Dale Parker gave me back my life. My independence, my security.”
“It’s not just a place to stay, but a program. I learnt about budgeting and paying bills. And we got to be social again. We’d go out fishing on a Friday, and on a Tuesday? Well, we’d visit the 7th Day Adventists. We’d start with an opening prayer and then share in vegetarian food! I never knew you could make Shepherd’s Pie out of lentils and potato..!”
“Through Dale Parker, you meet good people who go out of their way to help others.”
These days Fletcher manages his own tenancy; “I’ve been living in my own unit for two years now. I’ve made good neighbours and good friends. I’m right where I want to be.”
Asked if he still receives assistance from a case manager, Fletcher flashes his trademark grin, “I’m the case manager now. I case manage myself!”
“Bottom line is this; Dale Parker is a really good institution for homeless people. They lead by being an example. Being an example is the way through it.”
Carl Daylight
Karingal Patient Transition Accommodation Client
Carl Daylight
Karingal Patient Transition Accommodation Client
Your Donation Makes
a Real Difference
Every dollar you give directly supports vulnerable individuals and families across North Queensland — from crisis accommodation to education and cultural healing.
Here’s what your donation can help provide:
Your Donation Makes
a Real Difference
Every dollar you give directly supports vulnerable individuals and families across North Queensland — from crisis accommodation to education and cultural healing.
Here’s what your donation can help provide:
