Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre

GALCAC Annual Xmas Closure
2021-12-23 08:30 - 2022-01-16 16:30 UTC | Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, Orana Cinema Complex, Kalgoorlie, WA, 6432, Australia
The Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre will be closed for Xmas break for 3 weeks.
The Language Centre will be open Monday 17th January 2022 at 8.30am.
See you then!

Wangka Soup Fridays 21st Jan 2022
2022-01-21 12:00 - 13:30
Wangka Soup Fridays!

Come join the Language Centre staff for a cup of delicious home made soup, a bun and a chat!

Every Friday at the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre 12pm-1:30pm

For further info, email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788

Wangka Soup Fridays 28th Jan 2022
2022-01-28 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Fridays 4th Feb 2022
2022-02-04 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 11th Feb 2022
2022-02-11 12:00 - 13:30

Cultural Competency Training Feb 2022
2022-02-17 08:30 - 16:30
Cultural Competency Training Feb 2022
This training course provides participants with an introduction to traditional Aboriginal culture, history and world view. It also covers contemporary life, social matters and theories and frameworks for working effectively in a cross cultural environment. The final section of the course looks at the skills, attitudes and knowledge that a culturally competent person and organisation would exhibit. The course is very full with discussion, games and films.

Cost includes the CCT manual, all course material, morning tea and lunch. $200 per person. Course starts 8.30am shape and finishes 4pm.

Come immerse yourself for the day and leave with a depth of understanding and terrific strategies and theories for working effectively.

Cost of the course is $200+GST which includes morning tea, lunch, manual and all course materials.

To download a booking form, click here. Or email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788 for further info or to enquire about places available.

Speak, Read and Write Goldfields Aboriginal Languages course Feb 2022
2022-02-18 10:00 - 12:00
Speak, Read and Write Goldfields Aboriginal Languages course

This 2-hour course will teach you to hear and pronounce the Goldfields Aboriginal languages correctly. You will also be taught a method to read and write them. We promise you, its not hard and the course is fun to do!

You don’t need to bring anything, everything supplied. Cost is $30 inc GST per person.
Bookings essential.

To download a booking form, click here. Or email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788 for further info or to enquire about places available.

Wangka Soup Friday 18th Feb 2022
2022-02-18 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 25th Feb 2022
2022-02-25 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 4th March 2022
2022-03-04 12:00 - 13:30

Cultural Competency Training March 2022
2022-03-10 08:30 - 16:30
Cultural Competency Training March 2022
This training course provides participants with an introduction to traditional Aboriginal culture, history and world view. It also covers contemporary life, social matters and theories and frameworks for working effectively in a cross cultural environment. The final section of the course looks at the skills, attitudes and knowledge that a culturally competent person and organisation would exhibit. The course is very full with discussion, games and films.

Cost includes the CCT manual, all course material, morning tea and lunch. $200 per person. Course starts 8.30am shape and finishes 4pm.

Come immerse yourself for the day and leave with a depth of understanding and terrific strategies and theories for working effectively.

Cost of the course is $200+GST which includes morning tea, lunch, manual and all course materials.

To download a booking form, click here. Or email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788 for further info or to enquire about places available.

Speak, Read and Write Goldfields Aboriginal Languages course March 2022
2022-03-11 10:00 - 12:00

Wangka Soup Friday 11th March 2022
2022-03-11 12:00 - 13:30

Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards nomination open
2022-03-14 09:00 - 10:00
Nominations are open today for the 2022 Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards
Nominate a deserving person or organisation who should be recognised for their outstanding support or use of Goldfields Aboriginal languages.
For further info and to download a nomination form, click here.
Nominations close 6th May 2021 at 4.00pm.

Wangka Soup Friday 18th March 2022
2022-03-18 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 25th March 2022
2022-03-25 12:00 - 13:30

Competition Entries Open
2022-03-28 08:30 - 10:00
Nintila 5-Minute Film Phone Competition
Calling all aspiring film makers!!!! Get your phone out and make a film!
GALC is very pleased to launch Nintila: 5-minute Phone Film Competition 2022
This film competition is for films between 3-5 minutes in length that contain at least 50% of the dialogue in a Goldfields Aboriginal language. That can be oral language, hand sign or written language. It may be one language or more than one. The languages must be Goldfields Aboriginal languages. Aboriginal English is a dialect of English so does not count towards the Aboriginal language content. (Yes, the language content will be translated and the number of words counted.)
Competition entries due by Friday 17th June 2022 at 4pm
For further info, email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788

Wangka Soup Friday 1st Apr 2022
2022-04-01 12:00 - 13:30

Cultural Competency Training April 2022
2022-04-07 08:30 - 16:30
Cultural Competency Training April 2022
This training course provides participants with an introduction to traditional Aboriginal culture, history and world view. It also covers contemporary life, social matters and theories and frameworks for working effectively in a cross cultural environment. The final section of the course looks at the skills, attitudes and knowledge that a culturally competent person and organisation would exhibit. The course is very full with discussion, games and films.

Cost includes the CCT manual, all course material, morning tea and lunch. $200 per person. Course starts 8.30am shape and finishes 4pm.

Come immerse yourself for the day and leave with a depth of understanding and terrific strategies and theories for working effectively.

Cost of the course is $200+GST which includes morning tea, lunch, manual and all course materials.

To download a booking form, click here. Or email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788 for further info or to enquire about places available.

Speak, Read and Write Goldfields Aboriginal Languages course April 2022
2022-04-08 10:00 - 12:00

Wangka Soup Friday 8th Apr 2022
2022-04-08 12:00 - 13:30

Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards 2022: nominations open
2022-04-14 10:00 - 16:30
Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards 2022: Nominations open today!

The Awards are run annually to recognise the language champions in the Goldfields community!

There are 8 categories in the Awards. Nominations are free. Nominate someone or an organisation that you believe should get some recognition for their efforts and achievements.

Nominations open Monday 14th April 2022
Nominations close Friday 6th May 2022 at 4pm.
The Award event will be held on Friday 20th May 2022, 10.30am to 12.30 midday at the Railway Motel Function Room, Kalgoorlie.

Nominees need to be First Nations people of the Goldfields or anyone who lives in the region.

Get those nominations in to get someone the recognition they need. To discuss your nomination, call us on 9021 3788 or email info@wangka.com.au

To download a nomination form click here. Or for further info, email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788

Wangka Soup Friday 15th Apr 2022
2022-04-15 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 22nd Apr 2022
2022-04-22 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 29th Apr 2022
2022-04-29 12:00 - 13:30

Cultural Competency Training May 2022
2022-05-05 08:30 - 16:30
Cultural Competency Training May 2022
This training course provides participants with an introduction to traditional Aboriginal culture, history and world view. It also covers contemporary life, social matters and theories and frameworks for working effectively in a cross cultural environment. The final section of the course looks at the skills, attitudes and knowledge that a culturally competent person and organisation would exhibit. The course is very full with discussion, games and films.

Cost includes the CCT manual, all course material, morning tea and lunch. $200 per person. Course starts 8.30am shape and finishes 4pm.

Come immerse yourself for the day and leave with a depth of understanding and terrific strategies and theories for working effectively.

Cost of the course is $200+GST which includes morning tea, lunch, manual and all course materials.

To download a booking form, click here. Or email info@wangka.com.au or phone (08)9021 3788 for further info or to enquire about places available.

Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards nomination close
2022-05-06 09:00 - 10:00
Nominations are closing today for the 2022 Goldfields Aboriginal Language Awards
Nominations close today at 4pm for a deserving person or organisation who should be recognised for their outstanding support or use of Goldfields Aboriginal languages. Get those nominations in before closing time!
For further info and to download a nomination form, click here.
Nominations close 6th May 2021 at 4.00pm.
The Awards ceremony is on Thursday 19th May 10.30am at the Railway Motel ‘Forrest Function Room’. All welcome. See the event here for further info.

Speak, Read and Write Goldfields Aboriginal Languages course May 2022
2022-05-06 10:00 - 12:00

Wangka Soup Friday 6th May 2022
2022-05-06 12:00 - 13:30

Wangka Soup Friday 13th May 2022
2022-05-13 12:00 - 13:30
