About Indie Lifestyle
Indie Lifestyle was born out of the passion Raj Hillary has for children with disabilities and their families. Raj and his wife Maureen have over 20 years of pastoral experience; providing support to these families. Raj found that they needed encouragement in all aspects of their lives.
They look for a sense of belonging; they want to be around people who ‘get them’ and their unique situation. Many of them feel alone, and are eternally worried about their loved one, especially as they age and are uncertain about who will do the caring.
Young Adults want independence like their peers, and they want their families to understand that they can live an enhanced, empowered, and enriched life.
Raj recognized it’s not just a home that they are looking for but Peace of Mind.
Raj Hillary
Raj has worked across several welfare areas including caring for individuals with special and complex needs. He has volunteered thousands of hours serving various communities including training teams to address social emergencies. Raj is recognised by many as an advocate for the marginalised, he is fiercely passionate for young adults with disabilities.
Internationally, Raj has held senior leadership positions in the humanitarian sector. He served as HR Architect in East Coast Africa and Southeast Asia developing multicultural and multinational approach to maximise output in the cross-cultural workplace. At a national and state level he has extended business acumen covering HR, Retail, Manufacturing and Operations. Raj is accustomed to large teams of staff, multiple projects, and executive collaboration.
On a micro level, Raj runs a successful Cupcake business with his wife. The profit from this business is donated back to the Special Needs Community.
As the Founder and CEO of Indie Lifestyle and with the support of his experienced and professional team, Raj intends to build top class accommodation for Young Adults with disabilities.
Patrick Ng
The Principal of Hawthorn-based architectural practice StrataPNA, Patrick has been a practicing architect for 35 years. His professional experience includes the planning, design and documentation of public, commercial and residential buildings. Patrick has delivered dozens of government projects.
In the private sector, Patrick has provided his expertise on residential projects, office developments, aged care facilities, restaurants, and hospitality developments. Patrick and StrataPNA supports several charities including long-term support of ‘Hands Across the Water’, riding 500km four times through rural Thailand in support of the children of the 2004 Tsunami and children with acquired auto immune disease.
Aynkaran Sivaratnam
Aynkaran is the CEO of OYOB Property Development Group. Aynkaran is a commercially minded, senior finance professional with proven leadership skills. His corporate experience includes two decades of CFO level leadership roles with global industry leaders in the service industry before moving into property development.
Aynkaran heads several philanthropic interests here in Australia and aboard.