Cicada Woman

30/03/2022

Hello
Sadly the Sharing Day scheduled for April 2 has been cancelled due to the death and funeral on that day, of a close relative of two of the key presenters. We will re-schedule the event as soon as possible and let you know.
Thanks, David

20/02/2022

10/11/2021

Everyone is invited to a workshop to help design some mosaic art depicting both traditional First Nation food and modern agricultural food at the Hermitage Research Station, Warwick. Aunty Kali has given a talk about it and now there will be a couple of days to work on detail with Chris Hulme artist.
One workshop this Sunday 4th Nov and a second with Aunty Kali o Sat 27th Nov. 10-12 and 2- 4 PM. Please let Chris 0413621943 or Brenda and David know here if you intend to come. We think they will be at School of Total Education.

11/10/2021

Invitation for community workshop to "Celebrate over 60,000 years of farming knowledge at Hermitage"
Come to the Hermitage Research Station, Yangan Rd, Warwick, Thursday 14th Oct at 9 AM to help plan some artwork showing traditional food as well as modern food. Aboriginal guest speaker.

31/08/2021

Are you an artist? Here is a local competition you can enter if you are a First Nations person.

10/08/2021

Connecting to Country for Kids. We will be holding these sessions with Aunty Kali. We are planning one for a Sunday for parents to bring kids - August 29 in Warwick and September 5 in Stanthorpe.

Kali will take them into a quiet bushy place and get them to be comfortable in the bush, see the plants and animals as valuable, smell, feel, see nature as her people see it and more. No cost.
We will keep you informed, but would appreciate it if you… See More

04/08/2021

CANCELLED CULTURAL BURNS. The burns on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th August have been cancelled because of COVID and rain. The ones on Saturday and Sunday are still on if the sun keeps shining

31/07/2021

A very successful cultural burn in granite country at Elbow Valley: Correct slow burn in grass, Burning under Lantana, A spectacular but short-lived burn of flammable vine.

29/07/2021

Cultural burning yesterday at Charleys Gully Rd, Freestone, in a beautiful remote valley. Here the neighbours are all getting together to burn after being encouraged to look after their land this way by learning about Cultural burning.

21/07/2021

More Cultural Burns are coming up - please come if you can. Several are on the weekend. Look for the Landcare sign.
All starting at Noon
Thursday July 29 @ Charleys Gully Rd., Freestone
Friday July 30 @ 2195 Old Stanthorpe Rd., Elbow Valley
Sunday August 1 @ 21459 New England Hwy, Braeside
Monday August 2 @ 223 Parrish Lane, Eukey
Thursday August 5 @ 49 Mailmans Rd., North Branch
Friday August 6 @ Lot 2, Brooklands Rd., Dalveen
Saturday August 7 @ 446 McMasters Rd., Upper Freestone. See result of 2019 fires where previously burnt and not burnt
Sunday August 8 @ 110 Back Creek Rd., Karara

Free events, but please call 0459 655 648 to register.

16/07/2021

The rest of the burning workshops this week have been cancelled due to rain. We will try again for August.

08/07/2021

Burning Workshops
A last minute change - the workshops which were going to be run by Victor Steffensen, will now be run by Robbie Williams of Fire Lore.
Plenty of room for everyone, please come if you can.

27/06/2021

Please come and join us again at one of our next series of burning workshops, this time with Victor Steffensen, author of "Fire Country".

Monday 12 July 11AM @59 Rees Road Ballandean
Tues July 13 11AM Rd., Glen Aplin. 3 km east of highway
Wed July 14 11AM Industrial Estate, south end Rowley St.
Thurs July 15 11AM @223 Parrish Lane, Eukey
Fri July 16 11AM 2, Brooklands Rd., Dalveen
Saturday 17 July 11AM @128 Amiens Rd, Stanthorpe
Sun July 18 11AM @112 Back Creek Rd., Karara

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, JOINTLY FUNDED UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH/ STATE DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS 2018, and THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES

24/06/2021

Burning leaf litter underneath thick tree cover with lots of invasive Cyprus trees. Reducing the fuel on a small patch in a potentially serious bushfire area, west of Stanthorpe and allowing native grass to come back.

24/06/2021

Cultural burning in Stringybark Country, near Eukey. Lovely soft women's country. The bark of the Stringybark did not burn and spiders and beetles were running over the black ash very soon after the litter burnt.

21/06/2021

We had a delightful afternoon being part of a cultural burn with Fire Lore - lots about burning with the right fire but also some challenges about listening to Aboriginal people.

11/06/2021

We have just had two great gatherings of people wanting to learn from Fire Lore about using fie to look after country. At Braeside on Thursday where unfortunately it was too windy to burn but we still had lots of valuable sharing of ideas. And on Friday at Wildash where Robbie and his family did burn a grassy paddock and again had valuable discussions with a good crown of people.

10/06/2021

We had a wonderful time this week with Fire Lore, a Githabul fire practitioner, doing caring for country burns at Stanthorpe and Maryvale with school students and community. This knowledge is now being progressively recognised around Australia as an important part of looking after our land and of preventing severe bushfires. Good on you Robbie!

02/06/2021

Everyone is invited to join Githabul man Robbie Williams and Fire Lore do Aboriginal Cultural Burning on any of the 7 dates below.

Thursday June 10, Noon, 21459 New England Highway, Braeside
Friday June 11, 1 PM, 197 Kings Rd., Wildash
Mon June 21, Noon, 375 North Branch Rd., Maryvale
Tues June 22, Noon, 799 Mt Tully Rd., Stanthorpe/Eukey
Wed June 23, 1 PM, 10 Banksia Lane, Greenlands
Thurs June 24, Noon, 291 Ogilvie Rd., Warwick
Fri June 25, Noon, 2195 Old Stanthorpe Rd., Elbow Valley

Please call David on 0459 655 648 with any questions.

Jointly funded under the Commonwealth/State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018. Organised by Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group, Warwick.
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23/05/2021

You are invited to come to a Cultural Burn with Fire Lore - Robbie Williams and crew - 2 events soon:
Thursday 10th June. Bertram property 21459 New England Highway, Braeside, Noon.
Friday 11th June. Konstantinou property, 197 Kings Rd., Wildash. 2 PM

06/03/2021

This new book explains the clever ways in which First Nations people recorded knowledge without writing. They attached knowledge to places in their Country and made it memorable by song, dance and art, as well as by carefully giving it only to those ready to hear it. It has lots of stories of traditional people still doing this now - truly amazing. The techniques could even help kids now to learn at school (and help us all to re-connect to Country).