People Who Get It - Because They've Lived It
Support workers and peer support workers in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland
Our team is neurodivergent or has close lived experience of disability through family. When your young person walks through our doors in Bairnsdale, they're supported by people who genuinely understand their experience from the inside.
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Why our team is built this way
Our support workers, peer support staff and front-of-house team bring a real understanding of navigating systems, schools and communities that were not designed for them. That's not accidental - it's the most deliberate decision we've made.
Lived experience changes how support lands. A peer support worker who knows gaming culture from the inside, and knows what it's like to struggle in traditional settings, supports people without making them feel like they need supporting.
It's also why young people settle in here faster than anywhere else they've tried.
Meet the team
Some are support workers. Others are peer support workers, trainees and front-of-house staff. Together, they make up one of the most genuinely lived-in NDIS teams in East Gippsland - people who understand the young people they support because they've walked a similar path themselves.
Joel hosts D&D campaigns and runs his own Ark server - building places for people to hang out is just what he does. He found his closest friends through games, and now helps others do the same.
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A born-and-raised East Gippsland gamer with her Cert III in Disability & Age Care, Ellie knows what it's like to search for your people - and makes sure no one has to figure this place out alone.
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A dad of three who plays footy for Paynesville and Magic: The Gathering at Star Corps, Chris brings lived autism experience and real patience, meeting people exactly where they are.
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Bairnsdale born and raised, Jordon has been gaming since the Nintendo 64. He's good at noticing someone hovering on the edge of a group and bringing them in without any fuss.
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Natasha DMs our D&D table - building the worlds, running the game and drawing the characters in between. ESports Collective is the kind of place she wishes she'd had at 12.
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Kirstal connects through creativity - D&D, fantasy, comics, drawing and craft. Warm and non-judgemental, she helps quieter creatives find their people and feel at home being themselves.
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A sculptural artist behind Whimsy Wanderer, Tilly brings nine years of lived experience supporting neurodivergent young people in her own family, with calm and patience to spare.
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Outgoing, down-to-earth and family-oriented, Ebonee grew up watching her own big family navigate disability supports. She's all about music, road trips and helping people feel comfortable showing up exactly as they are.
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ESports Collective is always looking for people in East Gippsland who want to turn their lived experience into meaningful work - supported work experience, traineeships and employment pathways included.
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