Footprint
We partner with Traditional Owners, community groups and land holders to restore the health of Country and people through Indigenous Land Management practices. This collaborative work delivers diverse outcomes, from boosting community resilience and agricultural profitability to creating employment and revitalising koala habitats. It demonstrates what can be achieved when communities determine the way forward. Explore some of the work we’ve achieved with our partners.
Awakabal Country | Credit: Saskia Wilson
Transforming Agricultural Systems
Gudjal and Bindal Country
Firesticks is partnering with Traditional Owners and graziers on the ‘Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience’ project, transforming the way food and agricultural systems operate in Queensland. Supported by the Australian Government’s Climate‑Smart Agriculture Program, the project is developing future‑focused approaches that regenerate land degraded by industrial farming and restore balance between production and Country. Working across more than 20 grazing properties in regions including the Dry Tropics, Gulf Savannah, Beaudesert and South Burnett, the project uses workshops, mentoring and Cultural Burns to improve soil health, water retention and biodiversity. It is reconnecting communities with Ancestral Knowledge and demonstrating that caring for Country is essential to Australia’s climate and food future.
“The Traditional Owners and the graziers all want the same outcome: a healthy landscape for their family and their community.”
Chris Poole,
NQ Dry Tropics
Mick and Victor Read Country
Plumtree Station's Mick Kingham and Victor Steffensen– Tagalaka man and Firesticks Co-founder discuss healing sick agricultural landscapes with Cultural Fire. For many graziers in QLD, inviting Traditional Owners onto their land for Cultural Burning is a relatively new concept. But Mick is willing to see how this time-tested Indigenous land management practice can improve the landscape by removing weeds that are choking up the grazable area.
Bindal Country | Gujuda Rangers and Victor Steffensen. Credit: Bella Laifoo