Train Of Thought 

 A succession of connected ideas, a path of reasoning

This month we look down into Tools To Manage Ecosystem Process 

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Tools available to manage the ecosystem Processes are:

 1. Human Creativity - 2. Technology - 3. Fire - 4. Rest - 5. Living Organisms a) animal impact b) grazing - 6. Money & Labour.

This month we look down into 3. Fire: Indigenous Cultural Burning

Their is alot of country throughout Australia that cannot be managed with livestock due to no available convenient water, or Indigenous Cultural Burning fire could be in combination - utilised to follow in behind good grazing management to target rank undesirable introduced weed species such as Coolatai grass, African Love grass etc

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Volunteer Fire Fighters Association.

Bill Gammage discusses 'The Biggest Estate on Earth'.

Before white settlement, some of the local landscape looked like parkland. Author Bill Gammage explains the complex systems of land management used by Indigenous Australians.

Highly Recommend reading Bill Gammage book

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 A Highly recommended must read: Found in all good bookshops. Available as book and audio book. I personally got alot out of also listening to audio book.

 Delving deep into the Australian landscape and the environmental challenges we face, 

Fire Country 

is a powerful account from Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen on how the revival of cultural burning practices, and improved 'reading' of country, could help to restore our land. 

From a young age, Victor has had a passion for traditional cultural and ecological knowledge. 

This was further developed after meeting two Elders, who were to become his mentors and teach him the importance of cultural burning. 

Developed over many generations, this knowledge shows clearly that Australia actually needs fire. Moreover, fire is an important part of a holistic approach to the environment, and when burning is done in a carefully considered manner, this ensures proper land care and healing.

Victor's story is unassuming and honest, while demonstrating the incredibly sophisticated and complex cultural knowledge that has been passed down to him, which he wants to share with others. Fire Country is written in a way that reflects the nature of yarning, and while some of the knowledge shared in this book may not align with Western views, there is much evidence that, if adopted, it could greatly benefit all Australians. 

News 3/8/22  Grants to Look After Country 

Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations can receive funds to look after Country, available through the State Government.

The 2022 funding round is now open and First Nations groups are invited to apply by Thursday 25 August 2022.

Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations are able to share in up to $500,000 for programs aimed at conserving and restoring land and sea.

“First Nations communities have played a central role in preserving environment, culture and heritage for tens of thousands of years,” Minister Scanlon said. “And we want to support them as they continue to Look After Country.”

“Communities can use these grants for a variety of activities, including restoring Country through revegetation or cultural burns and reconnecting with culture through on-Country camps that provide knowledge transfer and site restoration.

“Projects funded by these grants also create jobs and provide another avenue for First Nations’ people to work on Country, with the previous of funding helping to create close to 80 jobs.

“This is funding that will go directly to First Nations-led projects on-country that look after the environment, create jobs and lay new pathways to gain meaningful skills and training.

Minister Scanlon said previous grant recipients had delivered strong and powerful outcomes for Country and culture.

“For example, the Gummingurru Aboriginal Corporation used a $73,400 grant in 2020 to deliver the ‘Gummingurru Cultural Learnscape’ project.

“This involved constructing an outdoor meeting area as a place for promoting cultural and environmental awareness, with trainees establishing an Indigenous plant garden and nursery.”

“The new facilities had already generated a positive effect in building ties and grassroots awareness and promoting outcomes for Country,” Gummingurru Aboriginal Corporation Director Shannon Bauwens said of this project.

Minister Scanlon said the Gateebil Gurrnung Aboriginal Corporation used a 2020 grant of $41,800 to complete an initial management plan to restore and maintain Challawong Rock, a significant Aboriginal rock carving site in the Lockyer Valley.

Through the project, the corporation brought Traditional Owners, archaeologists and local stakeholders together to develop a comprehensive conservation plan to ensure the sustainability of this significant cultural heritage for future generations.

Project Manager Lynda Maybanks said the grant provided the opportunity to develop a plan for this site, for the revival and survival of a significant part of Yugara/Ugarapul culture and local history.

“The project has contributed to the revival of a wider Yugara/Ugarapul cultural landscape in the Lockyer Valley,” Ms Maybanks said.

Minister Scanlon said Indigenous Corporations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Councils, and other non-profit organisations with majority First Nations boards are eligible to apply.

Further details on the Looking After Country grants and information on how to apply are available des.qld.gov.au

Further information is also available by contacting the Grants Officer, Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers Program at landandsea@des.qld.gov.au or by calling 3330 5553.

News article supplied thanks to Southern Downs and Granite Belt regions’ leading community newspaper! Warwick Today & Stanthorpe Today – both in print and online. 

Link: https://warwicktoday.com.au/news/2022-08-03/grants-to-look-after-country/

Recommended Local Qld  Indigenous Fire Management List. (list in construction, )

Check these awesome  websites out. Get in touch. Lets care for country

Fire Lore. https://www.firelore.earth   Follow this link to must watch a video of Robbie explaining: Why We Burn

QMDCL  https://qmdcl.org.au