Regional Treaty gathering in Bairnsdale

20 June 2024

Great day for Treaty Authority Member, Yorta Yorta man Andrew Jackomos and Acting Director for Engagement and Communications, Mark Thomson to join the the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria’s regional Treaty gathering in Bairnsdale, Gunaikurnai country.

Thanks to Gunaikurnai elder Aunty Sandra Patten for her generous Welcome to Country and to Robert Baxter for showing the Gunaikurnai clan shields. An honour to be there for the day.

The Treaty Authority acknowledges First Peoples as sovereign peoples throughout the lands and waters now known as Victoria and across Australia. We pay deep respect to all Traditional Owners, their lands, waters and skies, their Elders and ancestors, languages, family and clan groups, and their Lore, Law, customs, traditions and spiritual connections.

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