That's a wrap on another successful fire forum, held on Larrakia Country, with attendees from 110 different organisations, with all states and territories represented and an international contingent from Brazil, Botswana and Zambia. We would like to thank the ICIN Members and the Board for their leadership, the forum working group members for their support in program development, the 85 expert speakers, the 20 valued sponsors and attendees - all 500 of them. This was our largest forum yet, see the impressive numbers below.
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Forum Final Statement published on the ICIN website
A statement was developed with ICIN members based on themes highlighted during the event. This statement was distributed to media, presented by MC Cissy Gore-Birch at the Forum's closing (pictured above) and published on our website. Central to this document is a recognition that the savanna fire management space is an Indigenous-led space, as Indigenous people have been using fire to manage Country for tens of thousands of years. The statement highlights the importance of prioritising Indigenous rights and interests to carbon (Indigenous people hold rights and interests to over 70% of land and 66% of the coastline across Australia) and that carbon projects must be formed on the principles of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).
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Forum photo gallery - relive the memories, share images
ICIN has a selection of images from the forum now up on our website. These images showcase the Indigenous-led program, Indigenous speakers, the wide variety of workshops (on and offsite) and the dignitaries in attendance.
Forum daily wrap videos now up on our website
Working with the team at Moogie Down, we developed three daily wrap videos showcasing the scale of the event, its rich discussions and the excitement of the gathering. We encourage you to watch and share these on your social media channels.
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Fire forum presentations now up on the ICIN website
We are pleased to share the presentations from the event with our network - all presentations up online have been published with permission from authors. Delve into the fire manager report back presentations; read presentations about governance and land rights; explore the research presentations and their findings.
Photo: Joyce Bohme presenting with Kate Nawirrdj, Noreen Wurrkidj, Jamie Yibarbuk and Dickson Marrday, Djelk Rangers.
Congratulations to the winner of the electric motorbike competition, watch the video entries
A big thanks to the organisations that submitted entries to the UBCO-sponsored electric motorbike competition hosted at the fire forum. View video submissions and the winning entry on our website.
Photo: An image from the winning video entry by Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation - edited and filmed by Jazzlyn Phillips, the bike on display at the fire forum with Brian Wilson, Sales Manager – AU, UBCO Australia Pty Ltd with Tom Vigilante, Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Manager, Bush Heritage Australia.
Thank you again to our valued 2025 Fire Forum sponsors
This unique Indigenous-led event is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors. ICIN is a small independent charitable organisation, and relies entirely on the generosity of sponsors and the in-kind support of its members and partners to make this event possible each year.
