We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this country, Jaara Country, of which the members of the Elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung Community and their forebearers have been custodians for many centuries, and on which the Jaara people have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation, and renewal. We acknowledge their living culture and unique role in the life of this region. We give respect to our Elders, past, present, and emerging.