Lee Vanderwarker
Project Manager, Child In Need of Protection Project
North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)
Lee is a social worker specialising in Northern Territory child protection system reform. He is currently the project manager for the NT Child Protection Notification and Referral Program at the North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS).
Originally from Melbourne and now living on Larrakia country since 2017, he brings over 10 years' experience working in homelessness services and remote NT child protection.
Lee’s time in the NT has provided the opportunity to work extensively across the diverse remote communities of the Top End and to understand how the child protection system functions and where it is broken.
Lee is a committed advocate for Aboriginal-led solutions in child protection.