Getting country healthy is the key! Victor Stefansson is a Tagalaka man from Northern Queensland and practices and shares Traditional Fire Burning with workshops and his knowledge to the community.

Image: Trent Nelson (SBS) And the return to what is termed "traditional burning," while culturally significant, is also helping offset the threat of bushfire.

Northampton County has banned outdoor burning due to the extreme dry weather, but it is allowing one exemption: the traditional bonfire on Thanksgiving Eve ahead of the Easton-Phillipsburg ...