We started Yarra Systems with one idea: Australian businesses don't need bigger software. They need software that fits — built by people they can reach, that gets better every week.
The name comes from the Yarra, the river that runs through Naarm/Melbourne. In Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung it carries the sense of ever-flowing, and that's how we think about what we build: software as a current, not a monument. It should move with you, improve continuously, and never sit still long enough to feel like a relic.
Yanyja is our first product
Yanyja means now — a word from the Ngadjon people of the rainforest country in far north Queensland. It's booking software for salons, and the whole thing is built around acting in the moment: take the booking, run the day, see what's happening right now. It's in private beta, and we're onboarding Melbourne salons by hand, one at a time.
Australian businesses don't need bigger software. They need software that fits — built by people they can call, that gets better every week.
— how we think about the work
How we work
A few principles we actually hold to, not just print:
- We ship every week. Small, steady improvements beat big rewrites. The product you see next month will be better than this one.
- We're honest about stage. We're early. We'll tell you what's live and what isn't before you ever rely on it.
- We take nothing off the top. No marketplace, no commission. Your customers are yours.
- You can reach us. Real people who build the thing, in your timezone — not a ticket queue in another hemisphere.
A note on the name
We use Yanyja with respect for the Ngadjon people it comes from, and we acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, on whose land we build. The brand draws on the idea of flow and the warmth of the Australian landscape — not on First Nations visual culture, symbols, or motifs.