It was an exciting time for the Noongar Boodjar Language Centre to be asked by the Australian Mint to showcase our Noongar word ‘BOYA’ (a common name used for money) on the 50 cent coin along with the other languages that are featured as well. This was an opportunity for the Noongar community to celebrate […]

For the 2019 Federal Election, the Australian Electoral Commission has developed a number of videos in 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.  The videos aim to support and increase electoral participation in remote communities.  In addition, these videos are a vehicle to celebrate and promote International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 on a national […]

Education Officer Charmaine Councillor from the Noongar Boodjar Language Centre partnered with CANWA and SWAMS celebrated their CD launch on the 20th of November 2018 at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. It was a time for all community to came and share and hear the beautiful Noongar Language songs that were created by the local […]

Denise Smith-Ali and Bethia Blonde were invited to attend a Dictionary Making Workshop in Kalgoorlie. This was an opportunity for our team members to work with other Linguists from various parts of Australia and around the World. The workshop was delivered to linguists from around the Australia about world-class dictionary-making technology. This was about world-class standard […]

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Left to Right: Charmaine Councillor, Gloria Dann, John Sherwood, Jackie Coffin, Nick Thieberger and Denise Smith-Ali. Beth Blond, Gloria Dann, John Sherwood Jackie Coffin, Nick Thieberger and Denise Smith-ali Linguist Denise Smith-Ali invited Linguist Nick Thieberger to present the Daisy Bates Collection in a workshop hosted by the Noongar Boodjar Language Centre on the 12th […]

Noongar Boodjar Language Centre’s Linguist Denise Smith-Ali was out and about interviewing Elders for Noongar Language documentation. The aim is to record Elders and develop an extensive dictionary in the Noongar Language. Denise had the opportunity to interview Elder Violet Newman from Ngadju/Nyoongar Clan, Violet is pictured below holding a photograph of her grandfather Murray Newman […]

Master and Apprentice information session Margaret River Thursday the 5th April 2018   Please click the link above for more information.

Charmaine and Bethia at LOTE Training in Perth last week. Great to see many Aboriginal languages from across the state of W.A. all in one place.