This impressive painting by Frances Belle Parker (2011, 160 cm x 500 cm, acrylic on Belgium linen) provides a stunning backdrop in the Baptistry of the Cathedral. In the place where we celebrate the sacramental power of water to enliven and cleanse, this work evokes the life-giving capacities of the Clarence River and reminds us that we stand on country that has long been sacred to the indigenous peoples of this ancient land. ​ The Cathedral stands on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung nation. We acknowledge and pay our respect to their elders past, present and emerging.