00:00The Condolee Dreaming is a creation story told by Naranjeti and Ramanjeti.
00:07When we see the whale spouting we think of Condolee and how fire came into Ramanjeti country.
00:13It's about a big powerful whale man who sent sparks flying from his body when he danced.
00:19The Dreaming teaches morals and values of how to behave with fire, like when it can and can't be used.
00:26Fire heals country and it restores country and it restores us as well and also fire is so powerful and it must be respected.
00:39National Parks and Wildlife Service rangers who seasonally boost the state's firefighting capacity are now taking that message with them.
00:47They've named this quick response fire vehicle co-designed in partnership with the Naranjeti Aboriginal Corporation after Condolee.
00:55It speaks to the relationships between fire, land, water and the animals that move through this region, particularly whales.
01:04The vehicle is the smallest in the fleet, meaning it can quickly deploy to bushfires among the first on the scene.
01:11Challenging terrain, narrow fire trails or brakes, yeah, very handy.
01:18With a dry outlook persisting for the state's bushfire danger season, Condolee is a reminder of fire management knowledge which dates back more than 65,000 years.
01:29We're a diverse country and this just shows that culture and modern land management can walk together to protect land, people and wildlife.
01:41We're an almighty element to be respected.
01:42We're an almighty element to be respected.
01:44We're an almighty element to be respected.
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