Muurrbay New Roof Fund

Muurrbay New Roof Fund
Our Muurrbay building needs a new roof.The tiles on the roof are old and brittle and the whole roof will need replacing as soon as possible at a cost of around $65,000. Please help Muurrbay with our New Roof Appeal. Click here to read more including how to make a tax deductible donation. All donations, large or small, are received with deep gratitude.

Gathang flavour to new campus signage

Gathang flavour to new campus signage
Directional and building signage at the Great Lakes campus of TAFE has had a major upgrade with input from students studying Gathang, the traditional language of the local Indigenous people. Each major sign encountered by visitors to the campus now features a welcome and explanation in the Gathang language. This recognises the important role Aboriginal people have on the campus and in the local community. “Late last year, elders studying the Cert...

TAFE Certificate I in Aboriginal Languages

TAFE Certificate I in Aboriginal Languages
Students and teachers of the Certificate I in Aboriginal Languages - Gathang celebrated completing the course at Taree TAFE in November 2011. The course is currently taught in Port Macquarie and there are plans to deliver it again in Taree and Great Lakes in 2012. Muurbay-MRALC staff developed the course in consultation with the Gathang Language Group and support Gathang langauge teachers to deliver it....

Dhanggati covered in new dictionary

A Dhanggati dictionary with Dhanggati grammar and stories form around the Macleay Valley region of the NSW mid north coast has been launched at Kempsey. The book, launched by Department of Aboriginal Affairs Director-General Jody Bround, is regarded as a valuable tool for Aboriginal language revitalisation. Click here to read the article (PDF)

Dhanggati Book launch success

More than 120 people packed the Kempsey RSL function room yesterday for the official launch of the Dhanggati book. The Director-General of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Jody Broun, launched the Dhanggati grammar and dictionary with Dhanggati stories. Click here to read the article (PDF)