Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation is celebrating the donation of a fire truck to support our Waagay Julu cultural fire program, strengthening Gumbaynggirr-led cultural burning, on-Country training, and protection of culturally significant places.
Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation is celebrating the arrival of a donated fire truck that will strengthen cultural burning and caring for Gumbaynggirr Country. The vehicle, gifted to support our Waagay Julu cultural fire program, is a powerful example of what can happen when First Nations knowledge and mainstream services work together in genuine partnership.
For Yurruungga, this truck is much more than a piece of machinery. It is a practical tool that helps our team carry out cool burns, respond safely on Country, and protect important cultural sites, plants and animals. It also creates opportunities for training, skills development and employment for Gumbaynggirr people, especially young ones coming through who want to work on Country.
The donation recognises the leadership of Yurruungga in bringing back cultural fire as a way to heal landscapes and reduce the risk of destructive bushfires. It supports our vision of Gumbaynggirr-led land management, where traditional knowledge and contemporary equipment come together to keep Country and community safe.
We thank our partners for standing with us and believing in the strength of cultural fire. With this new truck on the ground, Yurruungga is even better equipped to continue Waagay Julu – caring for, listening to and learning from fire – on Budaabang Gumbaynggirr Wajaarr.
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