Facilitated by Bronnie Mackintosh
This presentation will provide an overview of how the Australian fire sector has been “embracing change”. The content will include changes to LQBTIQ+ inclusion; how gender quotas have shifted the needle on workplace diversity and our recent focus activities on Aboriginal inclusion. Joining me, will be my colleague Peter Jensen in to give an acknowledgement of country at the start of the presentation.
This presentation will provide an overview of how the Australian fire sector has been “embracing change”. The content will include changes to LQBTIQ+ inclusion; how gender quotas have shifted the needle on workplace diversity and our recent focus activities on Aboriginal inclusion. Joining me, will be my colleague Peter Jensen in to give an acknowledgement of country at the start of the presentation.
Bronnie Mackintosh joined Fire and Rescue NSW in 2002 as a firefighter and has served throughout NSW, becoming a Station Officer in 2015. Her career has encompassed roles in field operations, education and training, operational communications, community safety, and people and culture. Her current role is as a Community Safety Coordinator responsible for the youth, Indigenous and disability portfolios. Bronnie is also a 2015 Winston Churchill Fellowship recipient and in 2018, Bronnie spoke at TEDx Sydney about the changing face of firefighting and the need for communities to better understand the diverse role of firefighters. As part of the implementation of her Churchill Fellowship research, Bronnie coordinated a multi-agency collaboration between all NSW fire and emergency services to run fire camps for teenage girls. These programs now run in several locations and provide experiential learning for girls aged 15- 19 and leadership development for both men and women already working in the sector. Bronnie was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal 2019 for her contribution to the fire sector.