Community Investments Program Recipients 2020/21 The NSW Government has announced the recipients of the Aboriginal Languages Community Investments Program 2020/21. A total of $860,602 has been awarded by Aboriginal Affairs NSW to 19 Aboriginal community organisations and groups. The funding will support organisations and groups to reawaken, grow, nurture and raise awareness of Aboriginal languages in communities across NSW.

Nurture $90,000 Newara Aboriginal Project Officer - Anaiwan Armidale Corporation Language Teaching and Learning Resource Development Nurture $89,788 Gujaga Foundation Dharawal Language & Culture La Perouse Limited Tutors

Nurture $69,300 Winangakirri Text to Tongue - Online Nericon Aboriginal Ngiyampaa Dictionary Corporation Grow $50,000 Djuyalgu Wakulda Gathang Djukalmal Dhanbaan Port (Growing language strong) Macquarie

Grow $50,000 Birrelee MACS Protecting community cultural West IP and custodianship of Tamworth language in Tamworth region Grow $50,000 Winanga-Li Nguu Gamilaraay Gunnedah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Inc Grow $50,000 South Coast Women's Dhurga Yangga (Singing Barragga Health and Welfare Dhurga): Reawaken Dhurga Bay Aboriginal language through song – a Corporation Country Collaborative (Waminda) Approach Grow $50,000 Tweed Byron Local Living Cultural Language Fingal Aboriginal Land Project Head Council

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Grow $50,000 Leeton and District Leeton Language Leeton Local Aboriginal Audio Visual Project Land Council Grow $50,000 Moogahlin Women’s Business Language Brewarrina Performing Arts Ngurra (Ngurra- a term used for camp in the three languages: Murrawarri, Ngemba, ) Grow $49,500 Ngabu Bingayi Guuyata Dhanggati Language West Aboriginal Kit Development Kempsey Corporation Grow $47,535 Mudyala Aboriginal Yaygirr Dulbay Mudyala-Gu Townsend Corporation (Yaegl Language for Tomorrow) Grow $45,632 Yarkuwa Indigenous Wamba Wamba Language Deniliquin Knowledge Centre Expansion Project Aboriginal Corporation Grow $25,000 Miromaa Aboriginal Soundlines Aboriginal Hamilton Language & Language Podcast Channel Technology Centre Reawaken $20,000 Coota Girls Coota Girls Languages Hub - Haymarket Aboriginal With language we heal Corporation Reawaken $20,000 Taree Indigenous Ngarrayn Birrbayga Barrayga - Taree Development and Learning on Biripi Country Employment Reawaken $19,000 Muurrbay Aboriginal Gathang Garuwaga Karuah Language and Culture Cooperative Reawaken $18,480 Colly Gamilaraay Gallarinbaraay Language Collareneb Indigenous Program ri Corporation Reawaken $16,367 Aboriginal Education Birrugan-undi Mindalay Yarravel Consultative Group

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