Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on Earth, 65,000 years of uninterrupted heritage. Queensland is also home to two distinct cultural groups with their own diversities. The Aboriginal peoples and the Torres Strait Islander peoples share a symbiotic relationship with the land, waters and sky Country, with everything in it.

The department also acknowledges the significant history of First Nations peoples’ fire management across Country over millennia. First Nations culture, heritage, knowledge and values are intrinsically connected to Country. First Nations people and their knowledge are at the forefront of efforts to provide Queensland landscape-wide fire management skills and services. The department works to co-design the management of parks and forests with First Nations people, including culturally responsible and appropriate fire management.