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Post-burn outcomes on Djiringanj Country 🔥 We observed an increase in groundcover species, greater signs of fauna activity & a diverse range of mushrooms. There is now a clear difference between the areas we prepared, the site we burnt, and the areas yet to be touched.

🤝🏾 International knowledge exchange reminds us that Indigenous knowledge is not confined by borders. Knowledge is carried by people, held in Country, and shared in heart — for the wellbeing of land, Culture and future generations.

Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation is supporting Wakka Wakka Fire Practitioners to take custodianship of gifted land and return Cultural Fire to Country — strengthening Indigenous‑led stewardship for generations to come. Legends! 🔥👏🏾

The team at Minjehla Dhagun have been working hard on Country, bringing Cultural Fire back at a time when wildfires are appearing far earlier than they should. Getting good fire down is an important step in supporting the health of Country and reducing risk as the season shifts.

As part of the 'Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience' project, supported by @aus_gov Climate-Smart Agriculture Program, Firesticks & the Rangers are working with TOs & local graziers to rebuild relationships & reopen areas that have not been managed culturally for decades

When you donate to Firesticks, you are supporting Communities to strengthen their own knowledges and create pathways for the next generation of Cultural Practitioners. Strong Knowledge. Strong Mob. Strong Country. 👉🏾 Donate here: firesticks.raiselysite.com

🌿 🫶🏾 Today on International Mother Language Day, we honour the deep connection between Language, Country and Culture. Language lives in Country — and Country lives in us. 📷 Wakka Wakka Country. Credit: Rose Erdelyi

Meet the Cultural Fire Practitioner is our ongoing series celebrating the people revitalising Cultural Fire across the country. This edition spotlights Rheanne Sandy, a Cultural Fire Practitioner and Co‑Founder of the Julnair Fire Team. 📸 Bella Laifoo & Firesticks

“Western fire management would look at the escarpment as one ridgeline and just burn it as one system. And we talk about the fear of fire — that gives me a fear of fire, knowing that someone would burn this in one system.” — Germaine Paulson, Firesticks Lead Fire Practitioner.

“Sometimes we need to go off Country to bring cultural practices back home. This is our time — the gathering time.” — Aunty Deb Clark, Proud Yuwi Woman

🌱 Have you read our 2025 Annual Impact Report yet? firesticks.org.au/impact From strengthening Community-led employment to growing long‑term partnerships and advancing Indigenous Knowledge in new spaces, the report captures a year of momentum and possibility.

👀 Watch: Tagalaka man and Co-founder of Firesticks, Victor Steffensen, yarning on the relationship between people, fire, and Country. Vic’s part of a new First Nations Climate Change documentary series, Episode 2: Fire Country 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=rBUMFf… @DCCEEW

🔥 To close out 2025, Gadhu Bagan joined forces with Merrimans LALC Rangers, local community members, and children for a Cultural Burn at Wallaga Lake Koori Village. Together, we cared for Country, strengthened connections, and passed on vital knowledge to the next generation.

January 26 is not a day of celebration for us. But it is a day of: Survival, Mourning, Reflection and Strength. We're honouring the resilience, knowledge & authority of our peoples, who have survived, adapted & thrived despite invasion & who continue to care for Country today. 🌱

“Our people haven’t walked this Country here for a long time now. So it’s really exciting for me walking it again, getting our ‘jinung’ our feet - back on the Country.” - Kruze Summers, Yuggera Ugarapul Man and Cultural Fire Practitioner.

Across more than 20 grazing properties in QLD, Indigenous Cultural Fire Practitioners and farmers are walking together on Country — sharing knowledge, restoring landscapes & strengthening climate resilience. Supported by @daffgov through the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.

💔 Our hearts are heavy as we look across Victoria. Nearly 400,000 hectares of Country have been impacted by the recent bushfires. When Country burns like this, we don’t just see hectares lost. We feel it. 💔 Let's walk together in healing.

🌿 We're supporting Communities to come together on Country, learn and pass down knowledge through practice. Families attending workshops, children following Elders, communities gathering to share knowledge reinforce that this movement cannot happen without people.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty is about more than just tech—it’s about power and self-determination. 🛡️ Firesticks is helping Communities build their own secure data systems to protect and manage knowledge of Country on their own terms. Read our framework: firesticks.org.au/research/

Flashback to last year's International Knowledge Exchange on Wakka Wakka Country where mob from Australia and California connected over shared experiences and solutions. 🤝🏾 📽️ Wakka Wakka Country. Credit: Seth Seden. vimeo.com/1109865067?fl=…