‘I don’t know how it happens, but the smoke rises and even though there’s not much wind, the trees and leaves are all dancing.’

Gulli-Bill elder Aunty Kali (Marcia McBride) – recalls her childhood experiences of rescuing a koala during a fire at the Anamoor State Forest with her father worked and how this fuelled her connection with nature and led her to rediscover her peoples practice of cultural fire. 

Interviewer, recordist and editor, Jarrah Dundler. Sound designer and mixer, Chris Wesley.