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Registered NDIS Provider — Melbourne East & South-East

Steady support.
Forward progress.

Matched workers. Consistent support. Director-level accountability. Anchor & Aim supports adults with psychosocial disability and autism, plus culturally confident Hindi and Punjabi-speaking support across Melbourne’s east and south-east.

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NDIS support worker helping a participant plan her week at the kitchen table in Melbourne's east
Our Specialisation

We don't try to be
everything to everyone

Anchor & Aim is a small, deliberately focused NDIS provider. We work through clear worker matching, documented routines and regular communication with the participant, family and coordinator where appropriate.

Psychosocial Disability Mental-health-related disability — anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, schizophrenia, complex trauma. Trauma-informed support workers who understand pace.
Autism Support People on the spectrum building independence, employment, study and social connection. Support shaped around sensory needs, routine and communication preferences.
CALD & Multilingual Hindi, Punjabi and English. Cultural understanding around food, family dynamics, faith, gender preferences and the things that get awkward to ask twice.
Community Participation Going out, joining in, building connection. Sensory-aware outings, small-step social confidence, and the same familiar worker each week.
Routine & Life Skills Cooking, budgeting, transport, appointments, household rhythm. Building reliable structure for participants whose plans depend on consistency.
Anxiety & Social Isolation Rebuilding confidence after long periods at home. Slow, consistent, no-pressure support — one familiar worker, one small step at a time.
Sound Familiar?

When NDIS support
doesn't quite work

Most families we speak to have been through more than one provider. They come to us with the same recurring frustrations — and we've built Anchor & Aim specifically to do better on each one.

Tired of a revolving door of support workers who never quite learn your routine?
Frustrated with providers who take days to return a phone call or respond to an email?
Dealing with cancellations, last-minute changes, and no-shows that throw off the whole week?
Anchor & Aim provides consistent, goal-focused support designed to build independence, routine and genuine community participation — delivered by support workers who stay, and a team that actually answers the phone.
Who Thrives With Us

Where consistency
actually changes things

Within those specialisations, here's what life often looks like for the participants who do best with us. If any of these feel familiar, we're probably a good fit.

Psychosocial Disability

Mental-health-related disability, including participants managing anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar, schizophrenia and complex trauma. Routine, trust and continuity matter here.

Autism Spectrum (Adults)

Adults on the spectrum navigating independent living, employment, study and social connection — with support shaped around sensory needs, communication preferences and pace.

Anxiety & Social Isolation

Participants rebuilding confidence after long periods of isolation. We go at your pace — small steps out, then bigger ones, with the same familiar worker each time.

Routine & Independence

Anyone whose support plan is about establishing reliable routines, building life skills, and gradually doing more independently. Consistency is our specialty.

Multilingual & Culturally Confident

Support that doesn't lose
something in translation

For many CALD families, finding a provider that simply understands matters as much as the support itself. Our team includes Hindi and Punjabi-speaking workers, and a director who grew up navigating both worlds — so the cultural cues, the food, the gender preferences and the family conversations don't have to be explained from scratch.

We work with a growing community of Indian, Punjabi, Sikh and Hindu families across Box Hill, Doncaster, Ringwood, Casey and the wider eastern corridor — and we'd be glad to hear from you, whatever language you're most comfortable in.

English हिन्दी — Hindi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ — Punjabi

What culturally confident support looks like

  • Same-language conversations for parents & participants who prefer them
  • Worker matching that respects gender preferences for personal care
  • Vegetarian, vegan and other dietary or cultural food preferences understood without negotiation
  • Comfort supporting church, temple, gurdwara, mosque or any place of worship — plus festivals & family events
  • Awareness of stigma, family privacy & the things people don't say out loud
  • Respect for elder dynamics & multi-generational households
Why Choose Us

Five reasons families
choose Anchor & Aim

01

Local

Based in Melbourne's east. We know the communities we serve and are right here when you need us.

02

Reliable

Consistent support workers you can count on — no revolving door of faces, no last-minute let-downs.

03

Registered NDIS Provider

NDIA-Managed (Agency-Managed), Plan-Managed and Self-Managed participants are welcome across our registered supports.

04

Multilingual

Our team speaks multiple languages — we communicate in the language that suits you and your family.

05

Person-Centred

Your goals, your choices. Support designed entirely around what matters most to you.

Jatinder Misra, Director of Anchor & Aim
Jatinder Misra
Director & Founder
Our Story

Why Anchor
& Aim exists

I started Anchor & Aim because I kept hearing the same story from families — inconsistent workers, slow communication, support that didn't quite fit. I wanted to build something different.

Over years of working in disability support, I noticed that the best moments always came from the simplest things: the same worker arriving at the same time, remembering what mattered last week, and treating the participant as a person — not a shift.

Anchor & Aim was built around that idea. We deliberately keep our team small so we can hold onto quality. We invest in our support workers properly, so they stay. And we stay close to every participant, because that's how trust is built.

If you're tired of the usual experience and looking for something more reliable, more personal, and more responsive — I'd be glad to hear from you.

Jatinder Misra Director, Anchor & Aim
What People Tell Us

Feedback that reflects
what we work to earn

These testimonials reflect genuine feedback from participants, families and support coordinators. Names are withheld to respect privacy; feedback is shared with permission.

After three providers in two years, Anchor & Aim was the first team that kept the same workers showing up — week after week. My son's anxiety dropped within a month.

Family member
Mother of an autistic adult, Box Hill
Autism · Consistency

Being able to speak Punjabi with my dad's support worker took away half the daily stress. He'll actually accept help now — he wasn't before.

Family member
Daughter of a participant, Doncaster
CALD · Multilingual

Honestly the most refreshing thing is they answer the phone. When I refer to Anchor & Aim, I know I won't be chasing them next week. That's rare.

Support coordinator
Eastern Melbourne
Coordinator feedback

My worker doesn't push. We started with a coffee out the front of the house. Now we're going into Eastland together. Small steps, but they're mine.

Participant
Psychosocial support, Ringwood
Psychosocial · Anxiety

The director picks up the phone himself. When something needed to change at short notice, the answer came back the same afternoon — not next week.

Plan manager
Melbourne East
Responsiveness

They asked about gender preferences for personal care without me having to bring it up. Small thing. Meant a lot to my mother.

Family member
Daily living support, Casey
Cultural confidence
For Support Coordinators

We make your job easier

Clear communication, worker continuity and honest scope are built into our process. Send the brief and we’ll confirm the next step within two business hours.

Getting Started

Getting started is
straightforward

Send the brief and we’ll confirm the next step within two business hours. No paperwork is needed upfront — just a friendly conversation.

  1. Reach Out

    Call, email or submit an online enquiry. We’ll confirm the next step within 2 business hours.

  2. Free Conversation

    A relaxed chat about your goals, your NDIS plan, and what support could look like.

  3. Meet Your Worker

    We match you with someone whose skills and personality are right for you.

  4. Support Begins

    You're up and running. We check in regularly and adjust as your goals evolve.

Where We Operate

Serving Melbourne's
east & south-east

Based in Ringwood, Anchor & Aim primarily serves Melbourne's eastern and south-eastern suburbs — including Maroondah, Knox, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges, Monash, Greater Dandenong, Casey and the Frankston corridor.

If you’re not sure whether your suburb is within our service area, call 0411 727 133 and we’ll give you a clear answer.

Ringwood Maroondah Knox Whitehorse Yarra Ranges Manningham Monash Greater Dandenong Casey Frankston Kingston Boroondara Cardinia
Can’t see your suburb listed? Call 0411 727 133 and we’ll let you know whether it’s within our East or South-East Melbourne service area.
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