What NFP Leaders Say After Working With Us
Trusted by leading organisations from across NSW
“I definitely recommend Lindsay and Blakworks to any employer that was looking to make their environment a culturally safe place for Aboriginal people.
I learnt so much - I learnt more in the time than any other cultural awareness training ever attended.
- Jenni Allan, CEO, Adssi Ltd
“You could hear a pin drop. This was one of the most educational and impactful sessions I’ve ever attended.”
— Shayne Silvers, Coast Shelter
“A huge thank you for your outstanding presentation. 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 it with clarity, humour, and respect.
The four 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
“I left feeling deeply moved — and clear that my whole team needed this training.”
— Lyn Best, Girrinbai Community Preschool
“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
“I was scared I’d feel blamed. Instead, I felt relief — and my mind opened completely.”
— Kim Fawkes, Lake Macquarie City Council
“What has stopped me previously from learning about Aboriginal people was the fact I was frightened I would be made to feel blamed or would feel blame.
Thankfully, your presentation was far from blaming anybody. I felt a sense of relief, and the way it was all done took away my anxiety and just opened my mind completely. I have told everybody that would listen what a great workshop and learning experience it was.”
“Lindsay was amazing – engaging, funny and authentic in her presentation. I really feel that I have a deeper understanding of culture and historical implications with the additional benefit of her personal perspective. I also appreciated the non-judgemental approach to encouraging questions.”
“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)
“Engaging, funny, and completely authentic. I left with a deeper understanding — and no fear of asking questions.”
— Melanie, CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay
“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.
Personally 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 an approachable and forthright woman and the session enabled open conversation about issues relating to Indigenous employment in a comfortable and mutually respectful environment.”
- Dr. Rebecca Reeve, PhD Economics
“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 questions instead of assumptions.
I highly recommend this training to anyone working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australians.
Lindsay is approachable and forthright. She created a safe, respectful space for real conversation about Indigenous employment — and that made all the difference.”
— Dr. Rebecca Reeve, PhD Economics
“It challenged stereotypes and encouraged questions — in a space that felt safe and respectful.”
— Dr. Rebecca Reeve, PhD
“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).”
“I was keen for all of Fairhaven’s staff to better understand Aboriginal experience, so we booked four sessions to get everyone 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
“We booked four sessions so all of Fairhaven’s staff could better understand Aboriginal experience. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive — and that shared understanding helped kick-start our Aboriginal employment plans.
Personally, I learned about parts of Australian history that are often unknown or denied. Lindsay is an exceptional presenter — engaging, funny, and interactive.
Highly recommended.”
— Monique Cardon, CEO, Fairhaven
“The shared understanding we gained helped kick-start our Aboriginal employment plans.”
— Monique Cardon, CEO, Fairhaven
“The way that you delivered the history from a personal angle 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
“The way you delivered the history — through your personal lens — gave me the first real understanding I’ve ever had in a training session. And I’ve done quite a few.
It gave our team a collective understanding of Aboriginal experience — and a shared sense of accountability. We all walked away knowing that Kamira has to be a safe space for Aboriginal clients and future Aboriginal staff.”
— Cate Hewett, CEO, Kamira
“The first real understanding I’ve had in any training — and I’ve done a few.”
— Cate Hewett, Kamira