Castlemaine Jazz Festival acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung as the traditional owners of the lands and waters of Castlemaine and surrounds and recognises all other indigenous people of the Shire and the vital role that the traditional owners, the local Jaara people, play as the custodians of the region.

We pay our respects to the Dja Dja Wurrung Elders, past, present and emerging.