[Video transcript of the interview with Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Dave Wandin]

[The video opens with a drone view of Coranderrk Station, followed by a tracking shot of a tractor and a ute in the paddock.

The night skies sound track plays throughout the video.

Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Dave Wandin appears on screen gesturing as he speaks about the land, wearing a button up khaki shirt and cap. He has a beard and wears glasses.]

My name is Dave Wandin and I am an elder of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung tribal land council.

[He then appears on screen seated under a tree talking to the camera, which is seen throughout the interview.]

We are at a special place within Wurundjeri history. We’re here at what remains of Coranderrk mission station which we now call Coranderrk Station.

[The inside of Coranderrk Station is shown, with old photographs and artwork posted on the wall from when it was a mission station. Then we see Uncle Dave outside, he is looking out to the right over the bushfood nursery.]

My responsibilities is to educate all the people that I meet that there is not just one way to do modern agriculture.

[On screen Uncle Dave kneels in the native bush area with large trees behind him, he then tends to a plant in the bushfood nursery, followed by a scene of black and white cattle in a grassy paddock under large native trees.]

It is teaching indigenous land management methods, which in actual fact was how my ancestors farmed this land prior to becoming a mission station.

[On screen we see an overhead view of the farm with the ute driving out of the paddock into another; then we drive into bush with a view from the windscreen over the bonnet of the ute; Uncle Dave opens a farm gate and then he walks along deer fencing around a conservation area of the property, and as he talks about pests we see a fox den in the ground on a grassy mound.]

When we talk about biosecurity and what do I do to actually mitigate some of those threats, we do have our farmer we work very very closely together, that if there are any perceived threats that we need to close down a paddock, or close down a track or to deal with whatever the threats might be whether it is rabbit control, fox control, deer control, weed control.

[On screen Uncle Dave counts the cattle grazing in under the large trees.]

That we make sure that there’s good communication, and if I’ve got to stop a visitor program, well sorry, that gets cancelled. You know, the primary thing is the land first.

[On screen Uncle Dave brushes his hand through long grass, we then see a close up of him holding native grasses, followed by a close up of the deer fencing surrounded by grass, and then Uncle Dave walking back along the fencing.]

Between me and the farmer, we do maintain dedicated walking tracks. We use minimal, I mean absolutely minimal herbicide. We have a strong volunteer group which is dealing with the weeds in our environmental areas. Usually, just by slashing, again very minimal spot spraying of emerging weeds such as hemlock and thistle.

[Uncle Dave lights a fire to demonstrate traditional fire practices, followed by a close up of the fire burning. He then holds the blade of a native grass.]

One of the things I’m doing here as part of the weed eradication program is using the knowledge of indigenous fire, which is actually quite beneficial to good pastures but it is extremely beneficial in generating the seed bank which I know still exists here of the native grasses and the native trees.

I make a difference to Biosecurity by bringing the option of learning through me, from my ancestors that using our ancient knowledge first science combined with the modern methods of farming, can actually make farming more productive, more healthy, while building resilience to the biosecurity threats.

[We see Uncle Dave gesturing as he talks while beside the river surrounded by bush, and then Uncle Dave walking beside the water tanks and the solar panel, with a close up of the charge controller. Next we see Uncle Dave by the river inspecting the ground and then showing us the new growth of a native sapling.]

We will all need to walk Country together to understand country and to heal Country.

[A close up of a gum tree is followed by a view of the creek and then an overhead view of the property where we see both the agricultural and native bush areas.]

Once we have healed Country we will find we have healed ourselves as people and it will no longer be a burden to care for Country it will become a natural part of your daily life, wherever you live, work or play, to just look after Country.

[The final scenes of the video show a drone view of the property tracking across the agricultural and native areas with the mountain views in the background. Agriculture Victoria logo text scrolls on the screen and then is followed by a URL that reads agriculture.vic.gov.au/make-a-difference.

An acknowledgement of Country in white text on a black screen appears. It reads: Agriculture Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria and their ongoing connection to the land and water.

The Victorian Government authorisation tag appears on screen, on the black background it reads:

Victoria State Government (logo)

Authorised by Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne]