Est. 2009 · Northern Rivers NSW · 30+ Years Experience

AUSTRALIA'S MOST
HUMAN APPROACH
to workplace mental health

Built in the outback. Proven at scale. Delivered to the people who need it most — without jargon, without judgement, without a PowerPoint in sight.

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Western Desert Resources · Roper Bar Camp 2013

Where it began

The outback taught us everything.

In 2013, David Solkowski was Safety Manager, publisher and editor of Take 5 Stay Alive — a daily newsletter delivered to 540 field team members across five remote mining camps at Roper Bar NT, 292 kilometres from Katherine and a two-hour return flight from Darwin.

No phone reception. No PowerPoint. No sign-off sheets. Just plain English on a breakfast table every morning — and a team that looked out for each other.

"Life at Roper Bar was extraordinary. That's what Take 5 Media is built on — and what we bring to every organisation we work with today."

That newsletter — human, practical, daily — is the blueprint for everything Take 5 Media delivers in 2026. Now applied to the most urgent challenge facing Australian workplaces: mental health.

See What We Deliver

What we deliver

Built for the person doing
the actual work.

Mental Health Intervention

A nationally standardised model targeting NSW and QLD Health — designed to reach 100,000 people experiencing trauma, depression, and anxiety. Plain English. No jargon. Proven delivery.

ISO Management Systems

ISO 9001 · ISO 45001 · ISO 14001 Internal Auditor. Practical systems designed to work at the operational level — not just satisfy an audit. Built for people, not paperwork.

Safety Induction Media

220+ site-specific productions across mining, construction and health services. Camera, production, and 30 years of safety communication — all in one place.

AI Governance & Training

Helping organisations and individuals understand and navigate their AI future — practically, confidently, without the overwhelm. Delivered in plain English to real people.

Corporate Sponsorship & JV

Strategic joint venture and sponsorship opportunities for organisations who want to be part of Australia's most ambitious community mental health initiative.

The Take 5 Weekly

A professional weekly publication — plain English, human, practical. Distributed to RSL clubs, health networks and corporate partners across NSW and QLD. Edition One out now.

$Thiess Safety Excellence Award — Roper Bar NT 2014$

Credentials & Recognition

Hardware on the wall.
Proof in the field.

Thiess Safety Excellence Award · Roper Bar NT · Quarter 2, 2014
ISO 9001 Quality Management · Internal Auditor
ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety · Internal Auditor
ISO 14001 Environmental Management · Internal Auditor
WHS Management Systems · 2026
Safety Scholarship Recipient · Perth WA
220+ Industrial Media Productions
Clients: Eptec · Civmec · NT Dept of Health & Families · NSW Health · Tursa · Verto

Who we work with

The organisations doing the work.

NSW & QLD Health

Mental health departments across the country's two largest health networks. Delivering a standardised intervention model at scale — targeting 100,000 people.

Tursa & Verto · Workforce Australia

Employment services and workforce transition — reaching people experiencing trauma, depression and anxiety at their most vulnerable point of re-entry.

RSL Clubs · NSW & QLD

A weekly relationship cadence bringing Take 5 Weekly and mental health programming to communities built on service, mateship and resilience.

Corporate & Industrial

Safety management, ISO systems, induction media and AI governance for mining, construction and health services organisations across Australia.

David Solkowski

Founder · Take 5 Media · Est. 2009

Thirty years across health, fitness, service management, and safety — culminating in a 16-year career as a Safety Manager on some of Australia's most remote and demanding projects. Born in Canada. Made in the Australian outback.

At Roper Bar NT, David managed safety for 540 workers across five camps and 176 kilometres of haul road — and published a daily newsletter that became the model for Take 5 Media today. The Thiess Safety Excellence Award for Roper Bar sits on the wall as a reminder of what's possible when you put people first.

Today David is building what he intends to be the largest mental health intervention of its kind — a nationally standardised model across NSW and QLD Health, targeting 100,000 people who've experienced trauma, depression, and anxiety. Not because it's a business opportunity. Because it needs to exist.

As we all said at one time or another — Take 5, Bruz.

AUSTRALIA'S MOST HUMAN APPROACH to workplace mental health

The outback taught us everything.

Built for the person doingthe actual work.

Hardware on the wall.Proof in the field.

The organisations doing the work.

One conversation. That's all it takes.

AUSTRALIA'S MOST
HUMAN APPROACH
to workplace mental health

Built for the person doing
the actual work.

Hardware on the wall.
Proof in the field.