Left : Firesticks Alliance Lead Fire Practitioner Victor Steffensen ( left ) shares a joke with Jervoise Station grazier Greg Jonsson .
Above : Pictured at the workshop are ( from left ) Josephine Smallwood ( Wangan and Jagalingou ), NQ Dry Tropics Partnerships Coordinator Karen Vidler , with graziers Ashton Reynolds and Elliot Smith .
He said traditional knowledge could offer solutions to address environmental problems on agricultural land , while also providing additional economic and social opportunities for the wider community .
“ This is about connecting people back to Country and healing Country in a way that improves landscapes and livelihoods at the same time ,” Victor said .
“ It ’ s great to see property owners such as the Jonssons open their arms to this opportunity to work with Traditional Owners and provide a site where we can demonstrate effective , cost-efficient land management tools , to help them reclaim areas of non-productive land and improve land condition .”
The Cultural Fire Management for Grazing Landscapes project is funded through WWF-Australia ’ s Indigenous Fire Management Program .
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