Black on Track Vision The Black on Track vision has created opportunity for all Indigenous Australians to identify, accept and self heal by taking responsibility for their life choices and becoming empowered in the acknowledgement of their own self worth. In doing so realise that: they have the power to dream and the ability to succeed in their own journey through life. life's lessons are not to be ignored but embraced and understood as the natural process of learning. all individuals have the capacity to achieve all that they believe through thought and rebuilt belief systems We can change the past by changing the present for a brighter tomorrow. Brian Dowd-General Manager Today Brian Dowd stands before as a very strong young Gamilaraay man from the North West NSW township of Coonabarabran. Brian is the founder and general manager of his Aboriginal owned and Aboriginal operated business "Black on Track Consultants" which is based in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, NSW. After twenty three years of growing up in the small country town of Coonabarabran, Brian left to begin his very own journey towards self-discovery, self-identity and ultimatly self-empowerment. At the age of twenty-six Brian found himself at the cross roads of life declaring himself bankrupt, unemployed, facing incarceration and contemplating suicide. Brian called on his family to gather around him and help him find the power to go on. Brian found the strength to look deep inside himself for the very first time in his life and decided to stop casting the finger of blame and placed his own hand up to take responsibility of his own life. Brian sat down and started to design a way to assist himself to create change in his own life and ultimately design a program that has not only saved his life, but the lives of many Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander men and women who participate in the Black on Track dream made reality. Brian's programs have been successfully running for four years and have expanded to encompass national Australia locations Now at the age of thirty-four Brian not only talks the talk but walks the walk and proudly runs seven highly successful programs in the Hunter and twelve other outreach programmes across NSW & across Australia.  The programmes deal with healing, health, employment, educational and motivational programmes.. Brian's business has developed from being a one man show to now currently contracting up to eight former participants to help drive his vision of a united Aboriginal Australia.