What Others Say after the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness for Workplaces
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“I learnt so much - I learnt more in the time than any other cultural awareness training ever attended.
I definitely recommend Lindsay and Blakworks to any employer that was looking to make their environment a culturally safe place for Aboriginal people.”
- Jenni Allan, CEO, Adssi Ltd
“I’ve had so many staff tell me how much they enjoyed and learned from your training.
“You exceeded my expectations. Your insight into culture, kinship, history and Aboriginal employment was powerful — and much of it was new to me. You delivered with clarity, humour, and respect.”
“The hours flew. At times you could hear a pin drop — staff were that engaged. Without a doubt, this was one of the most educational and impactful training sessions I’ve ever attended.”
- Shayne Silvers, Operations Manager, Coast Shelter
“Your training was powerful and honest. I left feeling deeply moved — and clear that this is something my entire staff team needs to experience.
I hope more people walk away from your sessions feeling empowered to make a real difference.”
— Lyn Best, Early Childhood Director, Girrinbai Community Preschool (2018)
“What stopped me from learning about Aboriginal people before was fear — I was scared I’d be made to feel blamed.
But your presentation was the opposite. I felt relief. My anxiety dropped away, and my mind opened completely. I’ve told everyone who’ll listen how powerful that workshop was.”
— Kim Fawkes, Ranger, Lake Macquarie City Council
“Lindsay was amazing — engaging, funny, and completely authentic. I walked away with a deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture and its historical context, shaped by her personal perspective.
I especially appreciated her non-judgemental approach. It made it easy to ask real questions and learn without fear.”
— Melanie, CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay (2020)
“Totally recommended! I learnt an enormous amount even as an Aboriginal person. Aspects that I never thought of or put 2 and 2 together…
Lindsay Stanford has an incredible ability to bring concepts, ideas and practical thinking to the forefront and get you thinking about what you are really doing if you don’t change.
Ingenious. Love ya work!”
- Bobbi Murray, First Nations Cadetship Administrator, CLCNSW
“The session was incredibly useful. It gave me deeper insight into the multiple perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, challenging stereotypes and encouraging asking questions rather than making assumptions.
I highly recommend this training for anyone working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australians.
Lindsay is approachable and forthright. She enabled open conversation about issues relating to Indigenous employment in a comfortable and mutually respectful environment.”
- Dr. Rebecca Reeve, PhD Economics
“Lindsay, your content and delivery were excellent. What you have developed needs to be shared with all Australians.”
“I had no idea just how much I already knew, how much I didn’t know and how much what I thought I knew was misguided.
Lindsay was very clear, easy to understand, able to recognise when further explanation was needed, and able to provide other examples to achieve understanding.”
- Peta Pearson (Aboriginal woman), Receptionist, Busways
“The organisation itself is now much safer culturally for Aboriginal people.
Without reservation, I highly recommend Lindsay Stanford and Blakworks to help you on your journey of making your workplace culturally safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait on the staff and clients.”
- Colin Henson, People and Culture Manager, Adssi Ltd
“The training was insightful and very well presented. Lindsay was engaging, knowledgeable and very well spoken.”
“It was fabulously presented, humour worked so well to cover the sensitive and challenging topics (all the way through).”
“The feedback from staff was overwhelmingly positive ... and the shared understanding we now had kick-started our Aboriginal employment plans.
For me personally, I learned about Australian history that is largely unknown or denied. Lindsay is an exceptional, engaging presenter who uses humour and interaction to get her points across. Highly recommended!”
- Monique Cardon, CEO, Fairhaven
“The way that you delivered the history was the first real understanding I think I've had in any sort of training session, and I've done a few over the years.
The session provided the collective understanding that we all needed to ‘get’ Aboriginal experience and with a way to hold each other accountable. We all understood that Kamira had to be a safe space for Aboriginal clients and for future Aboriginal staff.”
- Cate Hewett, CEO, Kamira