Gathangga Wakulda Language and Culture Centre

25/06/2026

✨Meet our First Nations Language Education trainees✨

Wiyabu to respected Elder Baan (Aunty) Lynette Syron, a proud Biripi and Worimi woman.

Baan Lynette’s grandmother was Eileen Cook and my grandfather was Robert Syron whose mother was Susan Clarke.

She is a grandmother of nine grandchildren, a mother of five children and is currently raising her two cousins.

Baan Lynette has worked all of her life with and for community. She’s passionate about my Aboriginal culture and feels privileged and thankful to be able to learn the local Gathang language our Ancestors spoke fluently prior to colonisation.

Marrungbu to Languages Australia and the Australia Government Department of Education for funding this program.

24/06/2026

You're invited!

To celebrate NAIDOC Week we're offering free language classes across Gathang-speaking Barray (Country).

These one-hour sessions are open to all ages and all members of the public:
⚫5 - 6pm on Wednesday, 8 July at Gathangga Wakulda Language and Culture Centre, 1/48 High Street Yapun.Yapun (Wauchope)
🟡2 - 3pm on Friday, 17 July at Forster Civic Centre, 4 Lake St, Wambuynbaa (Forster)
🔴12 - 1pm on Wednesday, 22 July at Ngarralbaa space, Universities Taree - 2 Pulteney St, Djarii (Taree)
🟡5 - 6pm on Wednesday, 22 July at Tomaree Lodge, Gun Emplacement Rd, Nelson Bay
⚫TBC, late July - Guruk (Port Macquarie)

Places are capped at 25 people per class, so RSVP today by heading to: https://bit.ly/4aLoyXI

Marrungbu (thank you) to Affairs NSW for funding to help us celebrate Maa mara-maa Garrwaayn Gurung (50 Years of Deadly)!

24/06/2026

Project Coordinator (Identified). Lead and coordinate the projects that keep Gathang Language and Cultures strong, from community activities and events to funding and reporting.

Full-time, 12 months, based on Country in Wauchope, $75,000 – 80,000 + 12% super. Apply by 20th July 2026 at https://au.seek.com/job/92852854

24/06/2026

Tag someone who'd be great for this and email Amber!

Gloucester Worimi First People’s Aboriginal Corporation NSW AECG Inc.

Anyone interested in getting Gloucester Local AECG back up and running, please attend or reach out.

22/06/2026

Want to use your admin skills to support language, culture and community?

We’re looking for an Administration Assistant to join Gathangga Wakulda Aboriginal Corporation.

This role supports everything from finance and office operations to community language programs, making a real impact every day.

✨ Yapun.Yapun (Wauchope) based
✨ Full-time (12 months)
✨ Growth and development opportunities

This is an Aboriginal-identified role.

📩 Get in touch: [email protected]

Apply now! Head to: au.seek.com/job/92764294?ref=cm-ui

22/06/2026

Guudji Yiigu! We're growing, and there are two ways to join the Gathangga Wakulda team.

We're looking for a Project Coordinator and an Administration Assistant, both based on Country in Yapun.Yapun (Wauchope), and both Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander identified roles.

If you're organised, community-minded and want your work to matter, we would love to hear from you.

Full details and how to apply for each role are in the links:

Project Coordinator closes 20 July 2026 - https://au.seek.com/job/92852854

Administration Assistant closes 15 July 2026 - https://au.seek.com/job/92764294

22/06/2026

Building a digital home for our language. 📚

We're creating a digital library, a place to gather and care for the archival resources of Gathang, the language of the Birrbay, Warrimay and Guringay peoples.

This is community work, and we'll be leaning on Community to help us do it right. We'll be seeking input from language leaders across the footprint, so that what we build is as useful and meaningful as it can be.

Accessing our archival materials and reclaiming our languages is our sovereign right. Any archive or library holding our Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property should operate on a presumption of access for Gathang-speaking peoples, while ensuring informed decision-making every step of the way.

More to come. We'll be walking this one together. 🤝

21/06/2026

Baan Lynette reflecting on attending Gathangga Wakulda Language Educator Days after 15 -20 years of revitalisation in the community is invaluable. You learn essential skills and gain wisdom from seasoned members. It's a truly amazing opportunity for growth and connection. 📸

21/06/2026

Only 2 more catch ups to go before the school holidays!

Will we see you there?

18/06/2026

Have you been to our shop and checked out this beautiful painting up close?

"Nyiirunba Barray Nyiirunba Djuyal" (Our Country Our Story) is the work of Lara Went, a contemporary Aboriginal artist and a proud Worimi woman. She lives and works on Worimi Country in Forster.

Lara hand paints her designs, drawing inspiration from the natural world around her on Worimi Country, the ocean, her family, her culture and caring for nature.

Each artwork tells a story and is based on her heart, “yukul”.

"Nyiirunba Barray Nyiirunba Djuyal" represents the Country where Gathang is spoken and includes the 3 totems for Birrbay, Warrimay and Guringay communities (grey nurse shark, dolphin and possum) across sea, land and sky Country. The lines across the design represent the language lines or voice lines across the Gathang (Birrbay, Warrimay, Guringay) footprint.

The top layer represents the mountains with flowers native to that area. Above are stars representing our Old People and Ancestors. There are freshwater streams between the layers.

The middle section is for the possum, with eucalyptus leaves and flowers, kangaroo and goanna tracks, rocks, community and shared plants such as banksia.

There are more footprints joining the bottom layer which includes coastal flora such as pig face, sea daisies and spinifex, as well as rocks and pippis. Next to this is the dolphin and shark surrounded by the mullet run.

We love repping our Country and our stories around town. Marrungbu Lara!