Quahli Newchurch is a proud Kaurna, Narungga, Kokatha woman living on Kaurna Yarta.
Quahli has a background in environmental management, cultural education and volunteer support services, and is currently employed as the Community Coordinator for the Kaurna Fire Team within Firesticks Alliance Network. Quahli is a member of Warpulai Kumangka, a Kaurna environmental advisory committee to the Green Adelaide Landscape Board, and provides cultural and environmental advice and perspective into various environmental projects within the Kaurna footprint.
Over the past 4 years Quahli has been involved in numerous community workshops held by Firesticks Alliance Network on Kaurna and Narungga Country, learning about cultural fire and holistic ways of caring for Country. This has unlocked a deeper understanding of Country for Quahli, and has shown how we can truly begin to heal together by integrating both traditional and current land management practices into everyday environmental care.
Quahli has an interest in native plants and their traditional uses, and has been exploring these over the past 7 years. Quahli looks to continue learning and growing within this space, along with Kaurna community, and bringing her Old Peoples knowledges and ways of caring for Country back into the landscape. Her passion is to aid in healing and restoring Country to ensure a healthier future for us, our children and our children's children.