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Want to represent Girls on Fire in Japan?

Want to represent Girls on Fire in Japan?

April 08, 2025

Girls on Fire has been invited to send a Girls on Fire camper to speak at Global Youth BOSAI Summit on May 17th 2025! Find out how you can apply...

Fire Up Vocational Pathways Program Launches in Kemps Creek

Fire Up Vocational Pathways Program Launches in Kemps Creek

March 12, 2025

Fire Up Vocational Pathways launches March 14 in Kemps Creek! Hands-on training, mentorship & career pathways. Sign up for updates & join the journey.

How does Girls on Fire help you find your career?

How does Girls on Fire help you find your career?

February 28, 2025

Whether you're into science, sport, Indigenous culture, love your local area, or helping, Girls on Fire shows you how you can make that into an exciting career! 

Where are they now? You tell us!

Where are they now? You tell us!

May 23, 2023

Welcome to the Where are they now? Survey. A survey designed to see what you’ve been up to since your last Girls on Fire program.

Victoria Fire and Resilience program attracts headlines

Victoria Fire and Resilience program attracts headlines

May 11, 2023

The Girls on Fire team are humbled and grateful for all the recent coverage from our first ever Victorian Fire and Resilience Program. 

Why should you go to a Girls on Fire program?

Why should you go to a Girls on Fire program?

March 14, 2023

Girls on Fire will put a spark in the hearts of girls in Ballarat Victoria. As we switch from the land of the long white cloud in Rotorua New Zealand to the bent...

Girls on Fire expand to Ballarat Victoria

Girls on Fire expand to Ballarat Victoria

March 14, 2023

Fire and disaster education not-for-profit Girls on Fire, Inc, is conducting their maiden voyages outside of New South Wales in March. After a highly successful debut in founder Bronnie Mackintosh’s hometown of...

RIEP & Girls on Fire Western Region Case Study

RIEP & Girls on Fire Western Region Case Study

March 09, 2023

In 2022, Girls on Fire were fortunate to run a twenty stop roadshow with support from The Regional Industry Education Partnerships (RIEP) Program. RIEP designs and delivers bespoke opportunities for employers to connect...

The 2022 Girls on Fire year in review

The 2022 Girls on Fire year in review

December 16, 2022

2022 Year in Review for Girls on Fire includes fire camps in Newcastle, Monash University research, NAB television commercials and more. Check it out now.

Rainbow Community Fire and Resilience Program launched!

Rainbow Community Fire and Resilience Program launched!

December 15, 2022

A program designed to engage LGBTQIA+ youth with fire and emergency services in a positive way through learning disaster management skills will see its Australian debut during Pride Month.

Girls on Fire bring camp to Jindabyne

Girls on Fire bring camp to Jindabyne

September 06, 2022

Snowy Mountains Grammar students participating in the Girls on Fire camp in Jindabyne last week.

Girls on Fire in Wilcannia News

Girls on Fire in Wilcannia News

August 24, 2022

Girls from the Central School senior years  had an entertaining, and a bit wet due to leaky hoses, day being shown the basics of emergency management with a focus on...

Breaking down barriers on the fire field

Breaking down barriers on the fire field

August 18, 2022

Thanks to the Orange news, the Daily Liberal, for coverage of Girls Fire and Resilience camps in the Central West of New South Wales.

Gamiliraay artist Jodie Herden designs for Girls on Fire

Gamiliraay artist Jodie Herden designs for Girls on Fire

June 29, 2022

As part of the 2022 Reconciliation Week Cultural Inclusion fire camps, Girls on Fire chose Tamworth local Jodie Herden to create art representing the local Gamiliraay culture.

Girls on Fire sets Newcastle ablaze with opportunity

Girls on Fire sets Newcastle ablaze with opportunity

June 22, 2022

Newcastle is set to attract attention from the likes of Paramount Pictures and the National Australia Bank thanks to Girls on Fire, an incorporated not-for-profit association teaching firefighting and disaster management skills to teenage girls.

Tamworth Girls on Fire camp for Reconciliation Week 2022

Tamworth Girls on Fire camp for Reconciliation Week 2022

May 30, 2022

Girls on Fire is super excited to announce we will be heading to Tamworth for Reconciliation Week 2022! Situated in the Northern Tablelands, Tamworth is a city centre that powers the region. 

International Women’s Day – Breaking the Bias

International Women’s Day – Breaking the Bias

March 07, 2022

Breaking the Bias (#BreakTheBias) is the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day– and it’s one we at Girls on Fire fully support.

Entering the classroom

Entering the classroom

November 09, 2021

Girls on Fire is set to transform the classroom in New South Wales this November. Through an amazing program run by the Department of Education and The Regional Industry Education Partnerships...

In the living room

In the living room

September 14, 2021

What do you get when you cross Girls on Fire with some of Australia’s most warm, welcoming and enthusiastic television presenters? An episode of the Living Room!

A Westfield local hero

A Westfield local hero

October 27, 2020

Bronnie Mackintosh has been awarded a $10,000 grant for Girls on Fire. We will use this grant to fund four additional girls fire camps. Westfield Local Heroes are nominated and voted...