In the spirit of reconciliation, I respectfully acknowledge the First Nations' people of the land and waters on which we live, work and play.  I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and am grateful for the more than 60,000 years of lifeways of caring for country.

I recognise that sovereignty was never ceded and I reflect on the fact that I have benefited from the privileges inherited from people being dispossessed of land, culture, language, and life.  I am deeply sorry for the trauma of colonisation, and its continued effects and acknowledge with my privilege comes a greater responsibility. 

I honour with gratitude the First Nations'people of this land, all of our ancestors, human and the other-than-human kin as we seek respectful and reciprocal relationships with all beings.  I welcome all opportunities to progress towards a life-sustaining, regenerative culture and actions for the continuation of life in its various forms on our planet.