This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora Nation.

[gentle music] From our perspective, the river is in charge.

That's what the legislation says.

It is a living entity, and we, the Birrarung Council, are the voice for the river.

Woiwurrung was spoken on the floor of the Victorian Parliament.

[speaking Woiwurrung] We, the Woiwurrung, the first people, and the Birrarung belong to this country.

This country and the Birrarung are part of us.

The Birrarung is alive, has a heart, a spirit, a part of our dreaming.