Look, no one likes to acknowledge the passing of time. But you can at least make it easier on yourself by starting each new month with a hunky Aussie fireman smiling back at you!
That’s just one of the honorable missions of the Australian Firefighters Calendar, a charitable project that’s been bringing abs and good cheer into homes (and, sure, reminding us of important holidays) for 30 years now.
From its “humble beginnings” in 1993, the calendar was first established as a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital Foundation, supporting research into better methods for treating childhood burns. As its grown into a global phenomenon over the past three decades, the project has expanded its outreach and is said to have raised a collective $3.4 million for charitable organizations.
Calendar director David Rogers shares with Queerty what the 30-year milestone means to him: “It is a testament to the hero status of the Australian Firefighter, not only here but around the world. The original firefighters that took part in this project are now well into their 50s and early 60s—they couldn’t have believed how far this has come. We have helped to make the lives of so many people and animals that did not have the ability to help themselves.”
How about we take this to the next level?
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We here at Queerty love to support a good cause, so one of our favorite fall traditions is the unveiling of next year’s Australian Firefighters Calendar. Below, you can find highlights from six dreamy calendars for 2023, including a brand-new “denim” edition in celebration of the 30th anniversary.
All six 2023 Australian Firefighters calendars are available now.
The 2023 Classic Calendar
For anyone who likes it simple and sexy—because sometimes all you need is the Original Recipe!
The 2023 Dog Calendar
“Cute men + cute dogs ” is an infallible formula, guaranteed to produce “awww’s” any month of the year.
The 2023 Cat Calendar
Or, if you’re feline catty (sorry, we had to), you can’t go wrong with this edition, featuring kittens galore.
The 2023 Horse Calendar
A horse, of course, also makes an ideal calendar model. For all of you who have fantasies about riding a horse across an empty beach while your arms are wrapped about a chiseled man. *swoon*
(By the way, Rogers says his favorite photo this year is the cover of the horse calendar: “We took a chance and [were] able to secure a horse for that shot—it worked out perfectly!”)
The 2023 Mixed Animals Calendar
Koalas, and ducklings, and echidnas—oh my! With a menagerie of critters, this edition proves to be the most popular, year after year.
The 2023 Denim Calendar
Hot off the presses, it’s the newest edition of the calendar, featuring the guys in all washes of denim. You’ve never been more jealous of a pair of jeans.
And, if you can’t get enough of these firefighters, you can follow them on Instagram, or check out their recent visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show. Kelly, squealing with excitement about her Aussie guests, is all of us:
abfab
Sweet! That little Koala Bear is precious. We live on an amazing planet.
JJinAus
It’s not a bear and it’s not called that.
Ken A.
Aussies are mean to them. They’re mean to all animals especially cats.
Danno75
Cats aren’t a native species in Australia and kill over a million mammals a year, along with 400,000 birds and 600,000 reptiles. They have been a significant contributor to the extinction of 27 species since colonisation, and are helping drive another 127 nationally threatened species to extinction. I am Aussie, and a cat owner & lover, but getting a handle on the feral cat problem in Australia is not mean – it’s a necessity
irbaboon
I am worried it’s claws will hurt that guy’s titties
DavidIntl
There really are so many attractive guys in Australia and yet – to my taste – none represented here. The land of Troye Sivan and Levi Miller can do better.