Net Zero Commission

Acknowledgement of Country

The Net Zero Commission acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waters upon which we live and work throughout NSW.  

We pay respect to Elders, past, present and future, acknowledging the diversity of First Nations peoples across NSW, and we recognise their ongoing connection to land, waters, biodiversity and culture.  

We recognise the practice of intergenerational care for Country and its relevance to our work. The Net Zero Commission values Aboriginal knowledge of caring for Country. We seek to listen, learn and build strong partnerships with First Nations peoples across NSW. Cultural approaches to caring for Country have existed for millennia and can teach us ways of adapting to our changing environment.

Artwork by Chenaya Bancroft-Davis

Chenaya Bancroft-Davis is a Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr woman from Northern NSW. Growing up in a family of artists, Chenaya loved to paint and draw from a young age.

 All my paintings are representations of landscapes – places I've lived in or visited. Inspiration for my paintings are attributed to my culture, homelands and family.

This piece is about the regrowth you see after a bushfire. It was inspired after a drive to Grafton in NSW a few months after the 2019-20 bushfires. The landscape was blackened with tiny pops of green on the charred ground.

Portrait of Chenaya Bancroft-Davis
Chenaya Bancroft-Davis
Image Credit: Image courtesy of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.