Prevention is better than cure


Celebrating the launch of a Karen fire safety film in Nhill

It had been in planning for months between the Nhill Learning Centre, CFA and, most importantly, the local Karen community.

The film was developed as part of a CFA Summer Local Initiative funded project between CFA, Nhill Learning Centre and University of Adelaide. Most critically the film was developed using a community-based participatory approach that saw the local migrant Karen community create a film about fire restrictions and Total Fire Bans that is meaningful to them, in their language with local community actors.

This approach shows what can be achieved when CFA take off our ‘telling hats’ and putting on our ‘listening hats’ and really listen to what the community want to do. 

The film really demonstrates what can be achieved when we work together with community and we take their voice seriously. It proves that there are better ways we can communicate with the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities beyond publications. It proves that this approach is worth advocating for, worth pushing, worth the effort to share across CFA.


For more information contact:  Annette Creek -  (03) 5387 9800

Watch the Prevention is Better than Cure Film

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