The Wondering Wattle

The Wondering Wattle The Wondering Wattle is more than an NDIS Specialist and Support Coordination service.

We are human-rights-driven and values-led in our service with NDIS participants and their families, to co-create lives that feel calm, dignified, and doable.

👋 Sarah C here… gently hijacking the feed for a moment...Today we celebrate Meryl 💛Meryl, the way you lead - with care, ...
26/04/2026

👋 Sarah C here… gently hijacking the feed for a moment...

Today we celebrate Meryl 💛

Meryl, the way you lead - with care, integrity, and quiet strength - shapes everything we do as a team. You create a space where people feel safe to grow, reflect, and show up as themselves, and that is something truly special.

For the people we support, your advocacy and deep respect for each person’s story is felt in every interaction. You lead with curiosity, kindness, and a genuine commitment to ensuring people are seen, heard, and supported in meaningful ways.

We feel incredibly grateful to be part of your team, and to learn from you every day.

Happy Birthday to the best boss, Meryl! 🥳

There aren’t too many words from us after today. It’s a yucky, messy and uncertain time. More questions than answers. Mo...
22/04/2026

There aren’t too many words from us after today.

It’s a yucky, messy and uncertain time.

More questions than answers.

More worries than peace.

So, tonight, my team and I are simply sending our care and courage and continued hopes for a kinder, wiser, more inclusive world for ALL those who call Australia home. Despite the backwards steps it feels like we’ve taken as a country today.

Go gently.
Meryl
💛
Founder, Specialist and Support Coordinator

Happy Birthday to Emma - our quiet and clever achiever 🥳Never one to make a big fuss, Emma just gets on with being fabul...
11/04/2026

Happy Birthday to Emma - our quiet and clever achiever 🥳

Never one to make a big fuss, Emma just gets on with being fabulous and dedicated. The depth and breadth of her general 'systems and disability' knowledge and her ability to read, interpret and consolidate complex reports into exceptional NDIS submissions is something pretty special. Better still, that work helps create stronger funding outcomes for participants, which is exactly the kind of magic we love around here!

She’s a go-getter, a gun, and a genuinely solid human. We feel very lucky to have found her, and even luckier that we snaffled her for Team TWW.

Happy Birthday, Emma. We think you’re an absolute gem.

💛

11/04/2026

Riley & Chase - the voices of truth and dignity amidst headlines of sensationalism 🙌

Happy Birthday, Coco 🌿Our youngest team member and most eager to learn and grow Admin and Operations Support, Coco is th...
31/03/2026

Happy Birthday, Coco 🌿

Our youngest team member and most eager to learn and grow Admin and Operations Support, Coco is the quiet force behind so much of what keeps The Wondering Wattle running well, making sure our documents are named properly, filed carefully, and stored safely and securely. And trust us, that is no small feat (we love that she loves order and filing conventions so we don't have to try to!)

Yes, she may have been born on April Fools’ Day… but don't be fooled! She's smarter than her young years and is is a most valued, trusted, integral part of our success. An absolute joy to have on the team!

We love you, Coco, and we hope your birthday is as lovely as you are ✨

Is this Y O U ? As a part of our tight-knit team you'll enjoy: * strong trauma-informed framework and committed leadersh...
25/03/2026

Is this Y O U ?

As a part of our tight-knit team you'll enjoy:
* strong trauma-informed framework and committed leadership
* work-from-home life balance in actuality
* gender and neuro-affirming practice
* clinical supervision, trauma de-briefing, regular PD and co-working time
* a unique POD model where you work in a pair with participants
* a culture of collaboration, care and connection across your team
* opportunity to stretch and enhance your skills
* recognition as a part of 'exceptional support coordinators' in the sector
* permanent part time with above award remuneration

Seeking expressions from across Adelaide, regional South Australia and in the southern region of Northern Territory (Alice Springs).

If you feel aligned to the above, email us with your working history/resumé and, even more importantly, a bit about why Y O U believe Y O U are suited to working with The Wondering Wattle - think: underpinning values, aligned model of support, track record of success in achieving deserved rights outcomes! We push boundaries in our practice and are looking for the same spirit in Y O U.

Participants, People living with Disability, First Nations and/or people with Lived Experience are encouraged to apply.

E: People@Wonderingwattle.com.au
P: 1300 WONDER (966 337)

24/03/2026

Brodie - what a legend you are; and way braver than all of us put together at The Wondering Wattle!

What we love most about this*: Brodie gets to live his BEST life, with his BEST people, in his BEST way. And those around him in his community support him to achieve this. The BEST.

*We're all still recovering from a bit of queezy watching you in the slingshot 😁

Happy Birthday, Cassie 🎉💛Today we’re celebrating the wonderful Cassie, our Relationship Coordinator at The Wondering Wat...
19/03/2026

Happy Birthday, Cassie 🎉💛

Today we’re celebrating the wonderful Cassie, our Relationship Coordinator at The Wondering Wattle.

Cassie brings so much heart to her work, alongside fierce advocacy, deep compassion, and a strong knowledge base when it comes to the rights of children with disability, especially in accessing education and child care in ways that are inclusive, respectful, and rights-affirming.

She has a beautiful way of holding families with care while also standing strong alongside them, helping navigate systems that can so often feel overwhelming. Her breadth of compassion and steady commitment to seeing people thrive makes a real difference to the humans around her every single day.

We’re so lucky to have her as part of TWW.

Sometimes the most powerful support isn’t a new strategy or a shiny resource; it’s staying.This message came from a part...
20/02/2026

Sometimes the most powerful support isn’t a new strategy or a shiny resource; it’s staying.

This message came from a participant who found us after years of exploitation, coercion, and harm. Support Coordination started smoothly. And then, things got harder; much, much harder. Why ? Because not all systems show up when and how they should.

The Wondering Wattle, though, continued to show up. We stayed. We stuck it out. Without wavering. Because their life matters and we weren't going to be another system which failed them.

Now, many sunrises and tears (us and them) later, we're celebrating the early blooms of thriving in their life: steadier days, safer supports, and a growing belief that they will be okay.

That’s the work.
That’s the privilege.
That’s Support Coordination.
That’s The Wondering Wattle.

💛

South Australia has passed landmark laws to criminalise Coercive Control. This is EXCELLENT news.Coercive Control is "a ...
13/02/2026

South Australia has passed landmark laws to criminalise Coercive Control.

This is EXCELLENT news.

Coercive Control is "a repeated pattern of behaviours used to dominate, restrict, and strip someone of their freedom."

Coercive control doesn’t always look like “violence”. It doesn't leave visible injuries. But it does harm. And it Is now a crime

Whilst this new law is welcomed for those in intimate relationships, the reach is far, far wider.

This law also matters for people with disability because control can be hidden inside “care” or “help”, too, from family, friends or formal supports.

Coercive Control can look like:
🔐 isolating someone
💵 controlling money
🔎 monitoring movements/communications
👙dictating what a pearson wears
🍕restricting food
🗣️ using intimidation or threats
💊 controlling medication, mobility aids
👎 denying the supports and services of someone's choosing
🚫 restricting contact with friends/family/advocates
🚗 controlling transport or access to appointments
📱dictating or surveilling phone/device access

Threats like:
🫵🏻 “I’ll cancel your support / tell people you can’t cope”
🫵🏻 "If you don't shower today you won't be able to see your friends"
🫵🏻 "You have to accept this friend request so we can see what you're posting on social media".

Whilst some people with disabilities benefit from supports and scaffolds to ensure their safety, there are very strict regulations in law, to ensure freedoms are not breached.

Within NDIS there are safeguards for ensuring choice and autonomy for participants and, beyond NDIS, there are also protections for people with disabilities.

Every human has the right to safety, choice, control, and support that promotes freedom, not reduces or removes it.

💛

Exciting news from The Wondering Wattle 🌿✨Introducing TWW Growth & Learning - training, workshops and practical resource...
06/02/2026

Exciting news from The Wondering Wattle 🌿✨

Introducing TWW Growth & Learning - training, workshops and practical resources that help people, providers, participants and parents 'know better to do better' by the humans they support.

Leading this new service stream is Charlie (he/him), our Sexuality, Gender & Disability Training Lead. Charlie brings lived experience, sector wisdom, and a deeply trauma-informed, neuro-affirming approach to everything he builds.

Charlie is developing our first workshop for allied health providers on best practice in supporting transgender and gender diverse people with disability, and Charlie is seeking input via a short, anonymous survey.

Your voice will help shape training that’s safer, more respectful, and genuinely useful in the real world. This starts with hearing from the real world so, please feel free to share amongst your networks and communities - the more voices, the deeper the understanding.

So, if you’re:

✅ trans or gender diverse and connected to the NDIS (or trying to be), or

✅ a carer/support person of a trans or gender diverse person, or

✅ an NDIS provider / allied health professional,

we’d love you to contribute (only what feels safe to share) to Charlie's survey towards training development

📩 Questions or access needs? Email Charlie: charlie@wonderingwattle.com.au

Survey link: https://forms.office.com/r/rSU9HGNz5x

Valé Leon and Otis Clune 💜
01/02/2026

Valé Leon and Otis Clune 💜

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