Impact
Yirrganydji Country | Credit: Annette Ruzicka
Indigenous peoples have managed their land and Country for thousands of years. Firesticks supports communities to reclaim this knowledge, protecting and enhancing Country through Cultural Fire practices.
And, we’re seeing results...
In 2023...
100
people enrolled in the Firesticks Mentoring Program.
40
Cultural Fire Practitioners were recognised
70
on-Country workshops
delivered
81%
Indigenous
workforce
established
600
people attended our National Custodians of Country Gathering
“After the 2020 bushfires, Cultural Fire has been getting a voice on a national scale. We are seeing agencies starting to wake up and people starting to understand that we need to support each other, particularly First Nations peoples’ leadership in managing Country into the future.”
Victor Steffensen
Tagalaka man and Co-founder of Firesticks
