Fire Carriers

Hi I’m Oscar, one of the F.I.R.E. Carriers of 2025. 

Micheal Long was born on the 1st of October 1969 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon Football Club. He is an Aboriginal man who became a spokesperson for Indigenous rights and fought against racism in sport for Australia. Michael Long created The Long Walk. He made it to help raise awareness and to promote Reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and all Australians. The Long Walk is when he walked from Canberra to Alice Springs to raise awareness for Indigenous Australian rights.