YIMBA is pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Damien Barnes, has been appointed as Chair of the Aboriginal Housing Office NSW (AHO) having served as an AHO Board member since 2015.

The AHO is a statutory body that manages an extensive portfolio of residential properties in NSW to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to affordable, quality housing.

YIMBA would also like to thank the outgoing Chair and longest-serving AHO Board member, Aunty Beverely Manton for acting in the Chair role. Aunty Beverley will revert to her previous role as a Board Member.

Damien is looking forward to working with the AHO staff and stakeholders, CEO Famey Williams, and fellow Board Members Steven Adams, Joshua Gilbert, Suzanne Ingram, Craig Kerslake, Beverley Manton, Craig Taylor, Yvonne Weldon & Kim Whiteley.