We proudly acknowledge the First Peoples of Victoria and their ongoing strengths in practicing the world's oldest living culture. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we live and work, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Victorian Traditional Owners maintain that their sovereignty has never been ceded and Aboriginal Victorians have long called for treaty. From time immemorial Victorian Traditional Owners have practised their laws, customs and languages, and nurtured Country through their spiritual, cultural, material and economic connections to land, water and resources. Through the strength, resilience and pride of Aboriginal Victorians, their cultures, communities and economies endure and continue to grow and thrive today. 

Reclaimed Spaces acknowledges the diversity of Aboriginal Victorians, their communities and cultures, and the intrinsic connection of Traditional Owners to Country.

Adapted from First Peoples - State Relations