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Frank Schooneveldt

13/9/2023

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Firstly, I will be voting yes on the 14th October 2023 because we need to recognise indigenous peoples as the First Nation peoples of our country in the constitution.
And secondly I fully support a treaty for Victoria.
I have in front of me a photograph of a 500 year old river red gum tree that I took in the Gunbower State Forest Koondrook Victoria. The photograph shows a scar of where our indigenous brothers and sisters cut the bark out of this tree to make a canoe.
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You can clearly see that the tree is healing itself and could look forward to a long and happy life. You can also clearly see where a white follow came along and ring barked the tree and thereby killed it.

This is why I believe in the Voice, Treaty and Truth.
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