1973
Establishment of Yumba-Meta Housing Association Limited. 2 staff members.

1974
Purchase of the first 8 homes.

1975
Between 1975 and 1995, the housing stock increased from eight to 33.

1996
Completed construction of 5 one bedroom senior units in Garbutt.

1997
Housing stock increased from 33 to 45 properties.

2000
Completed first Management Manual funded under the Department of Housing Best Practice Program.

2001


Purchased 6 acres of land at Innes Estate Deeragun to develop an Elders Village.

2004
Yumba-Meta Housing Association became Australia’s first Indigenous Community Housing organisation to be fully accredited under the National Community Housing Standards and Accreditation Council.

2005
Entered into a formal partnership with Australian Red Cross to manage the Homeless Early Intervention.

2006
Funded to manage the Queensland Indigenous Alcohol Diversion Program.

2008
Awarded management of the Reverend Charles Harris Diversionary Centre and Flora House Women’s Shelter.

2009
Purchase of 26 acres of land at Thorn Street Mount Louisa to facilitate pathways for Indigenous home ownership.

2010
Received funding from the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Capital Grants Program to construct seven homes.

Three existing properties were demolished to achieve this outcome.

Received 13 properties through the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Tenancy Management Program to manage 59 tenancies.

2011
Received Queensland Government funding to manage Dale Parker Place supported accommodation for 20 single men and five single females.

2012
Completed construction of 16 two-bedroom homes for seniors at the Ernest & Maud Hoolihan Elders Village at Deeragun.

Funded to manage eight properties through the Employment Related Accommodation Program.

YMHAL tenancies increased to 142.

2013
Official opening of the Ernest & Maud Hoolihan Elders Village of 16 x two-bedroom detached homes, by the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works.

2014
YMHAL celebrated 40 years of service to the local community with a gala dinner event held at Jupiters.

Received additional funding to manage five more properties under the Employment Related Accommodation Program, taking the total properties under this program to 13.

2015
Awarded as a Tier 2 Provider with NRSCH (National Regulatory System for Community Housing). YMHAL was the first and only Tier 2 Indigenous Housing Provider in Queensland.

2016
Received operational works approval from Townsville City Council for the Thorn Street Project.

2017
Hillside Gardens development project was completed (41 blocks). YMHAL went to the open market for the sale of the land.

2018
Purchased 25 Acheron Avenue Cranbrook. (Community Facility)

YML became a Registered Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Provider through NDIA.

2019
Development approval was received for the Riverway Drive land development project.

Granted $2.89 million Commonwealth funding towards the construction of the Patient Transition Accommodation at 1145 Riverway Drive Rasmussen.

Received Queensland Government funding for the Townsville Family Violence Support Service.

YML opened the first registered Specialist Disability Accommodation in Townsville in November.

2020
Commenced construction of the Patient Transition Accommodation facility in May 2020.

Townsville Family Violence Support Service is fully operational.

2021
Received Australian Government (NIAA) funding for Domestic and Family Violence Services.

Received Queensland Government funding (Partnering for Growth Program) to construct four duplexes on YML sites, adding four new tenancies.

2022
Completed construction of Multi-Gen Home at Hillside Gardens.

Completed construction of a shared Specialist Disability Accommodation duplex increasing SDA participants to four people.

Purchased 202 Ross River Road Aitkenvale for YML head office.

Official opening of Karingal – Patient Transition Accommodation on 30 July.

Completed construction of four duplexes through the Partnering for Growth Stage 1 funding.

Received additional Queensland Government funding (Partnering for Growth Program) Stage 2 to construct four more duplexes on existing YML sites, resulting in eight new tenancies through this program.