Fire Carriers

Indigenous Foods

Hi I’m Oscar, one of the FIRE Carriers and I’m doing my newsletter on Indigenous foods. Some foods that Indigenous communities enjoyed are bush tomato, quandong, kangaroo, witchetty grubs and many more. These foods were discovered about 65,000 years ago. Aboriginal's burnt or crushed the foods to make them more delicious and enjoyable.

FIRE Carrier Program – 2026

In 2026, the FIRE Carrier program at OLA will see some exciting changes. From next year, the program will be led by our Grade 5 student leaders. This adjustment allows our Grade 6 leaders to focus on other leadership opportunities, while also providing Grade 5 students with the chance to showcase their leadership skills.

Grade 4 students have been invited to apply for these positions today and FIRE Carriers will be chosen through a voting process, with results based on 50% student votes and 50% staff votes. Voters will be asked to nominate four candidates, in preference order, who they believe will be suitable FIRE Carriers for OLA. We look forward to beginning the application process and working with the 2026 FIRE Carriers.