From People and Training through to Mentoring and Print, we deliver robust, viable solutions to businesses across Australia.
Since our first personnel placement, Yalagan Group has undergone a period of rapid learning, achievement and growth.
The group was founded in 2017 by proud Yuin man Nathan Martin and Sean Wilson, though an early morning training session at the wonderful programs of Tribal Warrior in Redfern.
Yalagan – a word from the Yuin nation meaning ‘hard working’ or ‘smart-fellow’ began as a personnel hire and recruitment company, after Nathan saw first-hand the lack of representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the construction projects he worked on in Sydney.
Nathan’s vision for the business was to create opportunity for those who
might not find it elsewhere – those, who like himself, were coming out of prison or who had experienced periods of long-term unemployment.
And to his credit, Nathan has relentlessly worked to execute this vision. The first person that the business recruited in 2017, was a man who had previously served 14 years in jail. Now, over four years later, that man has remained out of prison and has just started a small business of his own. This in itself demonstrates the Yalagan difference.
Together, we work towards improving the wellbeing of those we come in
contact with, through empowerment, support and trust. We ensure that we’re giving our people the resources, encouragement and care that they need to better their lives and provide stability for future generations.
As a company, we’re committed to championing our people.
As people, we’re committed to championing change.
We’re Yalagan Group.
Operating nationally, we source and supply Indigenous Talent for roles in industries that include Construction, Rail, Infrastructure and Resources to support generalist and specialist areas that include Maintenance, Operations, Trades and Administration.
We know that training is a fundamental requirement for successful, long term employment outcomes. When candidates have access to cost-effective, culturally orientated training pathways that align with their experiences and heritage, their opportunities for employment and career progression improve.
Together, with a team of print and design experts, we leverage progressive processes, products and technology to deliver a wide range of high-quality printing, design and marketing solutions to clients across the country.
Every Indigenous employee enters into the Gamarada program upon commencement with us – regardless of if they’re working directly for a Yalagan Group entity or are on a direct placement or project within a clients’ organisation to ensure that they’re thriving in their work environment and that they’re working toward utilising their full potential.
Family and community form the cornerstones of First Nations culture.
These core values and our shared vision, passion and commitment is what brought our team together and sees us working toward creating a brighter future for our people, their families and the wider community.
CEO and Founder
0435 070 353
nathan@yalagangroup.com
Commercial Manager
0400 955 523
sean@yalagangroup.com
Business Manager WA
jessica@yalagangroup.com
Labour & Recruitment Coordinator
0488 417 558
ursula@yalagangroup.com
Project Lead NSW
shannon@yalagangroup.com
Marketing Coordinator
0416 517 595
georgia@yalagangroup.com
Administration & Accounts Coordinator
0412 880 474
adminsydney
@yalagangroup.com
People Manager
0423 179 000
mark@yalagangroup.com
Get in touch,
we’re ready when you are.
Want to join our team?
We’re always on the hunt for great talent to join the Yalagan family.
We pride ourselves on our ability to build long-term relationships through deliverability, reliability and trust, and since opening our doors in 2017, Yalagan has had the privilege of engaging with an extensive range of organisations from across the nation.
From other leading First Nations businesses to some of the nation’s largest construction, resources and infrastructure firms – we take great pride in the relationships that we’ve built.
Each project may be different, but we ensure that we always deliver.
See how we’ve helped some very happy clients achieve great outcomes.
We are very proud to work with Civmec and wholly endorse your organisation as one that ‘walks the walk’ when it comes to Indigenous engagement. This type of support not only helps our organisation prosper but creates benefits to our Indigenous employees, their families and wider communities, in particular those in remote local communities such as Njamal.
Yalagan embarks on its biggest project yet – suppling personnel to Australia’s largest road infrastructure project.
Yalagan Imprint was honoured to be selected as the NIAA print partner to deliver their NAIDOC Week 2021 posters.
As individuals and as an organisation, we are connected to many communities that share similar values. Through having valued community support partners, we’ve been able to achieve what we have to date.
We believe it’s our responsibility to give back to the community.
From providing supplies to bush fire affected communities in NSW to delivering free employment and training services to at-risk youth in remote WA communities, we look forward to continuing our purpose-driven efforts as our business continues to grow from strength to strength
