What REACHAU Does

REACHAU stands for Regional Education and Career Help Australia. The name says exactly what we do. We deliver training and support that is practical, accessible, and built for real people in real situations, particularly those in regional, remote, and underserved communities across Western Australia.

Everything REACHAU offers is delivered personally by me. There is no team behind a brand. When you engage with REACHAU, you engage with Britt.

My Story

I was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up in Surrey, British Columbia, in a home that was always open. My upbringing was shaped by Jamaican music in the kitchen, a stepfather who built his career at BCTV, and a front door that was never really closed to anyone who needed a seat at the table.

That early lesson, that community is a commitment not just a concept, has shaped every business and every program I have ever built.

Whistler, BC — early days

Family days in Canada

I moved to Australia in 1998 and have called Western Australia home ever since. I have led trail rides in Dunsborough, run a café in Lancelin, delivered fitness classes where people kept coming back not because I was hard on them but because they felt seen. I worked alongside my grandmother Maxine in Nullagine, deep in the Pilbara, where I first understood what community means when it is built by people who have very little but give everything.

My family's history in Australia dates to convict times in the 1850s in the Keerup region. I carry that history with me, along with the resilience it took to start from nothing and build something worth keeping.

Family First

I have one daughter, Jordyn, and together we have what can only be described as a Brady Bunch household. Three granddaughters aged 6, 8, and 12. Jordyn's partner has three boys around the same ages. Six kids, two adults, and more love and noise than any home should reasonably hold.

I also hold close the memory of those I have lost. My stepfather Stan and my uncle Newton are both gone now. Stan showed me what dedication to community looked like. Newton was warm, larger than life, and deeply loved.

Three generations — Canada

The three granddaughters

The next generation

From Fitness to First Aid to Community

My career did not follow a straight line and that is exactly why REACHAU is built the way it is. Fitness instruction taught me how adults learn under pressure. Running a café taught me logistics and calm under fire. Working in Nullagine taught me why preparation is not optional when help is hours away.

When I transitioned into First Aid training, I brought all of that with me. And when I started seeing community members going without food, shelter, and support while others quietly offered what they had, I started building Find Local Help Now. The same instinct that drives good First Aid, you show up, you assess, you act, drives everything I build.

Fitness training days — WA

Optus Stadium rooftop — Perth skyline

The REACHAU Difference

Training should match the environment where the skills will actually be used. A mine site worker does not learn best in a city conference room. A childcare worker needs scenarios that involve infants, not adults. A person re-entering the workforce after a long break needs support that meets them where they are, not a program designed for someone who never left.

That is what REACHAU delivers. I come to you. I adapt to your context. And I stay until every person in the room walks out with both the skill and the confidence to use it.

You can book First Aid training directly through FirstAidCertification.net.au or through REACHAU. Whichever path you take, the trainer who shows up is me.

Always up for an adventure — on top of Optus Stadium at night

Qualifications and Credentials

What REACHAU Stands For

My blue heeler — always the best company

Perth event — always learning