Regional Languages Meeting

Regional Languages Meeting
Muurrbay would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Regional Languages Meeting at the start of the month. We would like to extend a massive thank you to Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan for their amazing opening ceremony on Country and the very special walking tour on the beach. This was a highlight that all attendees were deeply moved by in their feedback surveys. Over three days we came together to share knowledge, strengthen c...

We’re Hiring: Accountant

Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative is seeking a skilled and experienced Accountant to join our dedicated team. This role is central to managing our financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and supporting our important cultural work with Aboriginal communities. We strongly encourage local community members to apply — if you’re looking to make a meaningful impact close to home, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here: https...

Aboriginal Languages Day

Muurrbay is excited to celebrate Aboriginal Languages Week with our community on Wednesday, 22nd October from 9:30am – 3:30pm. Come along and join us for a day of connection, culture and learning. There will be: Art workshops Weaving Elder’s storytelling circles Language workshops This is a free event and open for community to attend. Keep an eye out – a full program will be shared soon! ...

Uncle Gary’s Sentence of the Week

Uncle Gary’s Sentence of the Week
We’re excited to share that Uncle Gary’s ABC Radio sentences will now become a regular feature on our website. This weeks sentence is: "Yaam jalingarr darruy This is a beautiful morning" Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting Uncle Gary’s inspiring words and wisdom here for our community to enjoy. Make sure to check in each week, learn, reflect, and celebrate language and culture with us. ...

We are Hiring!

We are Hiring!
Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Co-operative is looking for an enthusiastic and organised Administration Officer to join our team. If you’re passionate about supporting Aboriginal language and culture, and have strong admin skills, we’d love to hear from you! For more details and how to apply follow this link: https://www.seek.com.au/muurrbay-jobs?jobld=86662584&type=standard ...

Temporary Closure for Puliima

Temporary Closure for Puliima
Our office in Nambucca Heads will be closed from Monday 25th to Friday 29th August as our team will be attending the Puliima Indigenous Languages & Technology Conference in Darwin. We look forward to bringing back new knowledge, inspiration, and connections to continue strengthening our work. Thank you for your understanding – we’ll reopen as usual on Monday 1st September. ...

Southern Office Opening and Graduation!

Southern Office Opening and Graduation!
On Friday May 9th, Muurrbay held an open day for our new Southern Office in Raymond Terrace. To celebrate the opening, we hosted a Graduation for our Gathang Certificate III, run in 2024.   Last year we had our largest cohort through the Gathang Certificate III, with 32 student graduating from the course. A huge congratulations to all our students, and thank you for all your hard work!   Muurrbay would also like to ...

Welcome our new Languages Manager Lesley Woods!

Welcome our new Languages Manager Lesley Woods!
We are thrilled to welcome Lesley Woods to the team at Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative as our new Languages Manager! Lesley is a proud Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan woman with a PhD in Linguistics from the Australian National University. She brings over 20 years of experience working ethically and collaboratively with Indigenous communities and their languages across New South Wales and Western Australia. Her deep commitment to li...