Safety Advocate & Lived Experience Speaker
I am a passionate and dedicated safety speaker committed to all thing's workplace safety. I draw upon my own lived experiences; I inspire teams to prioritise safety while transforming their work environments.
I travel across Australia to share my important message with any and all workplace, focusing especially on high-risk settings. My work as a safety speaker, a passionate advocate and an author is driven by one mission: To ensure that everyone goes home to their families, in one piece.
Available for:
✔ Workplace Safety Conferences
✔ Industry Events
✔ Leadership Forums
✔ Corporate Conferences
✔ Safety Month Events
✔ Panel Discussions
✔ Community Events
✔ Podcast Interviews
✔ Media Opportunities
"Every conversation has the potential to create change. Let's work together to make workplaces safer, stronger, and more human." — Jacqueline Quinlivan
What CLIENTS are sayinG
Testimonials below:
I wanted to reach out and thank you for yesterday. You spoke so bravely and powerfully about Lyndon and your family's journey, and I don't think you realise just how deeply your story impacted so many of us. As the father of a two-year-old boy, the thought of him waiting for me to come home one day and me never walking through that door again, I'll be honest, knocked me on my backside.
Our team had actually just finished discussing how we get people past the inevitable eye rolling that comes with safety activities. Yesterday, you answered that question more powerfully than any corporate safety presentation ever could. We need to make it personal. We need people to think about what it would mean for their wives, husbands and children if they didn't come home. Then we need to tap into that instinct we all have to protect the people we love and extend it to the people we work alongside every day.
Jacci, yesterday I watched some pretty gruff, tattooed, self proclaimed tough blokes wiping away tears as you told your story. But more importantly, I watched them connect the dots. And that is something incredibly powerful.
I'm genuinely in awe of your courage and determination to turn something so devastating into something that might save another family from experiencing what yours has. Your children are incredibly lucky to have such a strong mum and such a force for good in their lives. You've certainly changed the way I'll be approaching safety with my own team.
Chris Ratcliffe – National Business Manager, Precision Equipment New Zealand (Bapcor Limited)
Jacci was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. She was flexible in working around our operational requirements and scheduling constraints, making it easy to deliver four sessions across our workforce.
The feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive, with many commenting on the impact and authenticity of her message. Several attendees described the session as one of the most compelling presentations they had experienced, noting the powerful reminder of the real-life consequences and lasting impact of workplace incidents.
Jacci's story is powerful, genuine, and delivered in a way that connects with people. The sessions sparked meaningful conversations across our workforce and left attendees with lasting reflections on the importance of safety, both at work and at home.
I would highly recommend Jacci to any organisation looking to deliver a meaningful and memorable safety message. She is a true professional, easy to work with, and her presentation leaves a lasting impression after the session ends.
Emily Lopez – WHSE Corporate Advisor, ASC Pty Ltd
Jacci Quinlivan’s presentation at The Industry School was incredibly powerful and left a lasting impression on our young people. Her honest and personal story brought the importance of workplace safety to life in a way that truly resonated. Students were highly engaged and challenged to reflect on their own choices, responsibilities, and the impact these can have on others. Jacci’s authenticity and courage created a meaningful learning experience that extended well beyond the session itself. We are very grateful for her time and would highly recommend her to any organisation wanting to deliver a memorable and impactful safety message.
Katherine May - Assistant Principal, The Industry School Toowoomba
Jacci, Thankyou sincerely for sharing your experience with the FSA leadership group. Your experience is something that will forever stay with us, and your encouragement of our work was truly appreciated. Thank you for sharing your story and I highly recommend you as a speaker and a safety advocate.
Steve McLeod - CEO at Fire and Safety Australia
We had Jacci speak to our QHSE Best Practice Group in 2025, and her presentation left a lasting impression on everyone in the room. She shares her story with candour and authenticity, delivering a powerful and moving message. Jacci’s message is grounded in her lived experience and clearly illustrates the ripple effects of a workplace fatality—not only on the workplace itself, but on families and the wider community. I highly recommend Jacci; her commitment and passion for sharing her story make her an incredibly impactful speaker.
Ben Gilmour – Compliance Officer at Darwalla Group
Jacci is fierce, courageous and unwavering. She is a woman who has lived through the unimaginable, the sudden and devastating loss of her husband, a man whose life was cut short far too soon. He was not only her husband, but the father of their children, ripped away from a life they loved and a future they should have shared.
Through her pain, Jacci has found purpose. She will fight to the end to ensure her husband did not die in vain. Her lived experience is raw, powerful and deeply confronting, because it shows the true reality of what happens when safety is not prioritised. Jacci’s talk is not just a story. It is the reality of grief. It is the heartbreak left behind when a worker goes to work and never comes home. Her message reaches the hearts of workers, employers and families, reminding every person in the room that no job, no deadline and no task is worth risking a life for.
Her courage, honesty and strength leave a lasting impact. Jacci does not just speak, she makes people feel, reflect and change.
Patrizia Cassaniti – Founder of Touched by Christopher
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