We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of these lands we now call home: the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Yorta Yorta, Wurundjeri, Woi Wurrung and Barapa Barapa Peoples.
We Honour the many Elders, stories, cultures, languages, and generation who have cared for Country here: past, present and emerging.
We recognise the life-giving strength and power of the lands, waters, creatures, plants and sky.
We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded by the First Nations Peoples.
We express our gratitude for the opportunity to live in these beautiful lands that provide us with safety, shelter and food.
We thank and stand in solidarity with the First Nations Peoples who have welcomed those of us who have had to flee or were compelled to leave our own homelands, and those of us who have chosen to make Australia home.
We promise to care for Country, which continues to care for us.
We hope to walk together with the Traditional Custodians, in the spirit of healing.
