I respectfully acknowledge the Wodi Wodi and Yuin people of the Dharawal Nation, and the people of the Dharawal and Dhurga language groups. I pay my respect to Elders past, present and future, on whose country I was born, live and work. As traditional owners of the Shoalhaven region, I recognise their continued physical, economic, cultural and spiritual connection to this land, and the ongoing contribution they make to the richness and diversity of this country - which always was and always will be Aboriginal land.