Professionals enhancing
community-led development

“Dr Chris McLaughlin, is a values and ethically-driven legal professional, with whom I have worked over the past couple of years in his capacity as the Chief Operating Officer – Workforce Development MyPathway. Chris is an astute and highly skilled executive, who is committed to helping business, individuals and communities gain the best outcomes for their investment. A strong methodological and rigorous approach allow Chris to identify solutions to complex problems and challenges faced by community and business in the FNQ region. Chris recently completed his PhD in which he examined issues associated with the legal and institutional mechanisms to better support Torres Strait Islanders to maintain their cultural secrets. This is an area of significant international interest, and the skills, capacities and knowledge developed by Chris, has positioned Chris as a thought-leader in this area. Chris has recently founded a new venture, culturev8, which I understand is a community-focused consultancy firm, recognising that culture within our first nation communities is an asset which enables communities to develop and prosper. I wish Chris and his team all the best with this exciting initiative.”

“I have known Chris McLaughlin for over 5 years working with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Chris is an honest very reliable person and has also proven himself to have great people skills. He would be a great asset to any organisation.”

“I have known and had the privilege to work with Chris McLaughlin for 10 years in my term as a Councillor for the Torres Strait Regional Council. During this time, I have found Chris a very unique individual whom had the skills, ability and wealth of knowledge ot professionally deliver a very high standard of quality legal services, this effectively getting projects done on time. I have no hesitation in recommending Chris McLaughlin as a lawyer to help enhance community led initiatives through integrated legal, business and research services.”

“For the years that I have know Chris is his professional role, he has demonstrated his ability to communication effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. He is very methodical in his approach to addressing Indigenous issues, and always sensitive to cultural implications. He has also demonstrated outstanding analytical skills when dealing with sensitive issues that impact on Law and Love.”

“Culturev8 thoroughly delivered! The stakeholders in this Indigenous Land Use Agreement negotiation appreciated your highly professional and culturally appropriate facilitation and the clear and concise way in which you provided independant legal advice. The quality oof your documentation and the final report detailing the process followed and the outcomes of decision-making was outstanding and will serve the parties well in securing registration.”

“I have known Chris for some years, primarily as the principal supervisor of his doctoral studies. The natire of these relationships is that you get to know each other pretty well, and I think I know Chris well. He is very competent (completing a high quality PhD very quickly, while holding down a significant full-time job). He is also committed to principles of fairness and justice, and this pervades what he does. If he says he will do something, you can rest assured that he will crawl over broken glass rather than let you down.”

“Having known Chris for well over a decade now and working closely with him for most of that time, I can fully attest to his total passion, commitment and enthusiasm towards everything that he does. Chris practised yet pragmatic approach always ensures complete and proven results whilst maintaining his ethos of continually strengthening not on ly himself, but the many others like myself, who have been afforded the amazing oppotrunity to work with Chris during his extensive and highly successful career.”