The first stand-out success of this collaboration came with the production of First Australians, a 7-part documentary broadcast on SBS Television in 2008, that won many awards and remains the highest-selling educational title in Australia.
[4] Other producing credits include First Contact (which won the 2015 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Factual Program), Filthy Rich & Homeless, DNA Nation, Deep Water: The Real Story and In My Own Words,[5] directed by Erica Glynn.
[9] Between 2002 and 2011, Dale and Perkins, as directors of Blackfella, curated and produced the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival, which was held at the Sydney Opera House before touring nationally.
[3] Dale served on the board of Screen NSW from 2011 to 2015, the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) from 2012 to 2018 (from 2014 deputy chair).
[3] In July 2021 Dale, along with actor and filmmaker Wayne Blair and Australian producers Rosemary Blight and Kylie du Fresne, were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.