Castlemaine State Festival acknowledges that we meet, work and perform on Djaara Country where the traditional custodians, the Dja Dja Wurrung people, have been creating and preserving culture for tens of thousands of years. We embrace both contemporary and traditional forms of expression and celebration. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging and in the spirit of reconciliation, we recognise the immense contribution Dja Dja Wurrung have made and continue to make to this country.