Fire Carriers Report

Throughout this year, the Fire Carriers have been a part of many different events and assemblies. Many students across various year levels have had the opportunity to go on the Cape York Immersion trips where they were surrounded by elders who taught us a lot about the uniqueness of each mob, in the form of storytelling, language, practices and beliefs.

At the start of every assembly, one or more of the Fire Carriers will present the acknowledgement of the country and discuss various significant symbols such as fire, water and earth (land), and the intertwining connection with Australia’s Indigenous culture.

Moving closer to the middle of the year the Fire Carriers worked together to create fun activities for reconciliation week. There were activities throughout the week such as colouring in, jewelry making, and the decoration of ribbons around the school to signify the importance of reconciliation and justice.

In early June, we were invited to IONA college to be a part of the fire carrier commissioning ceremony, where a group of year 9’s were presented as the 2024 Fire Carriers. We were very honoured to get to see this occur and enjoyed standing around the IONA yarning circle, getting to know the Fire Carriers representing various schools also involved in the Fire Carrier Program.

Finishing off the year we collated many significant items to do with Aboriginal culture, such as from the Immersion trips to Cape York and Top End, creating a display in the Mackillop centre for students to stop and examine some of the interesting and unique artefacts.

Photo at IONA’s Yarning Fire Pit.