Talented children and young people help create Commissioner's Acknowledgement of Country

During Youth Week WA 2025 the Commissioner launched a project that invited children and young people across WA to showcase their talent and creativity through words and/or drawings to share their respect for Traditional Custodians and the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples to Country, land and waters.

As an advocate for all children and young people across WA, the Commissioner wanted to create a new Acknowledgement of Country for the organisation that reflected their voices.

Some amazing entries were received, and the Commissioner was delighted to launch it on Monday as part of National Reconciliation Week 2025.

The Acknowledgement features a combination of wording from various different submissions made by the children and young people.

As there were so many wonderful artwork submissions, the Commissioner has decided that they will change overtime to showcase the different entries. The artwork will also continue to feature across reports, social media posts and various other materials created on behalf of the Commissioner.

As per the terms and conditions of the project, there is no winner. All entrants were entered into a random draw for the chance to win a $50 kids/teen voucher. Gabriel, aged 10, from Perth was the lucky winner and has been contacted to redeem his prize.

The Commissioner would like to sincerely thank all of the children and young people who contributed to the project. She was blown away by the talent and effort that went into each submission.

The new Acknowledgement now features on the home page of the ccyp.wa.gov.au website.