Muurrbay CEO, Gary William has said that Muurrbay linguists and language teachers will be supporting the establishment of the new language and culture hub in any way we can.
The battle to stop traditional Australian languages dying out has received a huge boost with the opening of the Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest in Coffs Harbour.
Please click here to read the rest of The Coffs Coast Advocate article.
Time for long-term planning is a luxury the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative has never had. But all that has changed thanks to triennial funding from the Federal Government's Indigenous Languages and Support Program.
Please click here to read the full article, by Ute Schulenberg, in the Hibiscus Happynings on 11th December 2013.
Please note the article is in pdf format and will open in a new window. You may need to downloa...
Muurrbay went along to the inaugural Boomerang Festival at Tyagarah Farm near Byron Bay, on Bundjalung country. The festival was held from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th October 2013 and we were treated to an amazing range of talented Aboriginal performers, as well as thought provoking discussions, plays and films.
Muurrbay had a language stall, and in between shows many people came to yarn with us about language. Michael Jarrett, Shaa Smith, Pauline H...
As if being a high-school drama teacher isn't enough work, Margaret Hair somehow found time to write a new musical.
Garlambirla, written in consultation with local Gumbaynggirr Elders and community members, tells the Aboriginal creation stories of our region and it's landmarks and will be performed by students of Margaret's school, Coffs Harbour High.
Please read the complete article that was in the Coffs Coast Advocate on Saturday October 19th 2013 ...
A Language Teachers’ workshop was held at Muurrbay 12-13 December, with Aboriginal teachers from many language groups attending, including Gathang (Birrbay, Warrimay and Guringay), Dharawal, Gamilaraay and the local Gumbaynggirr mob.
Gary Williams greeted the group in their four different languages and talked about the role of Muurrbay in language revitalisation. Julie Long demonstrated some of the techniques that have worked well in classes on the mid...
Bunjum staff and the Mums and Bubs group at Ballina Public School got together with the support of Gary Williams and Anna Ash of Muurrbay to have fortnightly language workshops. Tania Marlowe is shown here using pictures to share language. We also practiced several songs in Bundjalung, which will be shared with Jarjums. If you have any enquiries please contact Tania at Bunjum on 0266 867 215.
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Liz Keen, ABC Open producer, was asked to produce a film in Gumbaynggirr language. Liz worked with photographer and film maker Maddison Chanel to produce this Gumbaynggirr language film. Liz has long respected Muurrbay and was pleased to be given the opportunity to work with them again. Uncle Gary Williams and Dallas Walker sing the Baabaga Birruganba Bularri song. The story behind this song was recorded by Uncle Harry Buchanan about how the old...
Muurrbay have new email addresses and they are as follows :
ceo@muurrbay.org.au
admin@muurrbay.org.au
Our previous email addresses are still active for the next 10 months, this is to allow us time to let everyone know of the switch over.
Have a great week everybody!
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Muurrbay was recently visited by a group of students of anthropology, linguistics and social work from Sydney University. Lecturers John Hobson and Susan Poetsch organised the fieldwork excursion for the unit: Re-awakening Australian Languages. This unit examines how Indigenous communities are resisting the Australian trend towards monolingualism by reviving their languages. The students also visited several Gumbaynggirr language classes in preschools, pri...
Excerpt from Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation website -
A SALVAGE GRAMMAR AND WORDLIST OF THE LANGUAGE FROM THE HUNTER RIVER AND LAKE MAQUARIE
This work was compiled in response to the need for a practical interpretation of old records about the language from the Hunter River and Lake Macquarie. It has 3 different PDF parts. You can download them by clicking here.
This link will take you directly to Wonnarua Nations Aboriginal Corporation's