We would also like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island People. We would like to acknowledge their continued connection to this Country and recognise that their culture is alive, and their connections continue as they have before we were here, and will continue as one of the oldest cultures in the world.

We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present and their special place in the community together with the emerging youth coming through.