I am a 3rd generation Scottish-Swedish woman living on Wurundjeri land in Fairfield Victoria.

I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which my great-great-grandparents settled when they came to Australia in the mid-19th century; where I was born, grew up and studied. And where I now live and write. I pay my respects to Wurrundjeri Elders past, present and emerging.

I also acknowledge the Pinnejunga and Boandik people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which my great-great-grandparents settled when they came to Australia in the mid-19th century. I pay my respects Boandik Elders past, present and emerging.