Why is this important?

Incorporating Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country into meetings, gatherings, and events shows respect by upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols.

Taking the time to Acknowledge Country, or including a Welcome to Country at the beginning of activities, reminds us and the children that every day we live, play, work, and dream on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands.

We acknowledge the First Nations peoples’ continued cultural and spiritual connection to the land, sky and waterways that surround us. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

“We at Cornubia Park Early Learning,

Would like to say thank you,

To the Yugambeh people

For letting us share your land.

We promise to look after it

The animals and the people too.”