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The six shades of Australian fire lighters

24 January 2020

10:00 PM

24 January 2020

10:00 PM

Australian fire-lighters come in six colours – yellow, black, white, blood red, dark green, and light green. All are relevant to bushfires and forest management.

Yellow is the fire-lighter that has been with us forever. It is the yellow flash of lightning which has always ignited the Australian bush. We’re dreaming to think we can lock yellow fire out of parks, forests and heritage areas.

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