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.
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 (RIEP) program, Girls on Fire will be presenting two interactive sessions for New South Wales school students to attend.
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!
The devastating bushfires last summer and the COVID-19 health crisis have highlighted incredible work about first responders: firefighters, police, paramedics.
The emergency services have traditionally been a male-dominated domain – Girls on Fire are trying to change that by encouraging more women to get involved.
MEDIA Read about our inaugural girls fire and emergency services camp in The Sydney Morning Herald here, December 4.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. Girls on Fire pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.
