Dwayne Mallard is a Wajarri-Nanda, Yamatji man; and the founder and managing director of Arjaway (Aboriginal word for ‘other way’), a social enterprise aimed at creating social alchemy through the collective impact of enhancing individual, family and social function.
Mr Mallard has worked across the government, corporate and community sectors in child protection casework, community projects and engagement for remote Aboriginal communities. He also has broad experience as a negotiator.
Mr Mallard has served as chair of his Native Title the Wajarri Yamatji Claim, Wajarri Enterprises and Wajarri Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation. He has also brought together and chaired the Yamatji Region COVID-19 Emergency Response Taskforce in 2020, and is a lead negotiator in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Radio Astronomy Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA). In July 2022, Mr Mallard became the first Indigenous board member of the Royal Flying Doctor Services' Western Australia operations.
Mr Mallard is an inaugural member of RUOK?’s National Indigenous Advisory Group’s ‘Stronger Together’ campaign.
