“We’ve built a lot of strength doing the things we’ve never thought we were capable of and it empowers us to keep going and try harder and learn more.

“The women out there, we’ve just got such a bond. We’ve become more like family. These women, some of them have never worked a steady, even part-time, job before and to see that change from them wanting to work more and more.

Justine Dillon Ngarang-Wal Gold Coast Aboriginal Association Incorporated (Guanaba) Indigenous Protected Area Coordinator.

17 May 2018. Strong Women on Country Melbourne Launch. SBS News