Position Available - Administration Assistant

30 July 2008

The Corporation is currently looking for an Administration Assistant to join our team. This challenging role provides a range of administrative support to the office and delivers service excellence both in person and over the telephone to the community and our customers.

P-10 Community Consultations

23 July 2008

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) has commissioned the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) to organise Indigenous Consultation Workshops with LAECGs, VAEAI, VACL and Indigenous community members during July and August 2008.

North-West Language Workshops

27 May 2008

Two workshops are to be held in Mildura and Robinvale on 27th & 28th May respectively. The workshops are aimed at generating community interest in local languages and discussing the options available and future directions for the development of language in the community.

LingFest 2008

12 March 2008

LingFest 2008 will be held at the University of Sydney 1st to 13th July 2008. LingFest is a series of linguistics conferences and courses.

Koori school reaps language benefits

04 December 2007

Teachers at a Sydney high school say since they've been teaching Indigenous students the Dharug language, the students have lifted their attendance rates.

Language Hotspots

20 November 2007

Linking language extinction, biodiversity & the human knowledge base.

VACL Newsletter - September 2007

18 September 2007

Just Released is the 2nd VACL Newsletter for 2007

Download: VACL Newsletter - September 2007

Trends in Toponymy Conference - 26-30th November 2007, Ballarat

11 June 2007

Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology.

Trends in Toponymy will bring together researchers from diverse fields including linguistics, toponymy, history, geography, surveying, and indigenous studies.

VACL Newsletter - April 2007

11 April 2007

Just released, the latest VACL Newsletter is available for download

Download: VACL Newsletter - April 2007

Aboriginal Childrens Choir perform @ Fed Square

12 December 2006

The Aboriginal Childrens Choir performed at Federation Square on Wednesday 13th December as part of the Federation Square's Carols Program.

FATSIL Forum - Port Hedland WA - 5th to 7th Sept 2006

08 September 2006

VACL sent a 13 strong list of delegates to the recent FATSIL Language Forum in Port Hedland WA. The theme of the forum was Technology, Language & Culture.

WATHAURONG INTERACTIVE CD

01 August 2006

A group of 30 intrepid would be actors from the Wathaurong community made their way to Koornoo to make a short film. The film was about a community group going to Koornoo on a camping trip. Everyone who was involved in the making of the film had a fantastic time. It was a real community event with people saying it was the best 2 days ever, despite being down at Koornoo at 8am on Sunday morning in very cold and sometimes wet and windy conditions!!

CERT III, IV AND DIPLOMA IN AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES

01 August 2006

VACL would like to introduce the new TAFE Certificate III, IV and Diploma course in Australian Indigenous Languages! This new program is a partnership between VACL, the Yirruk-Tinnor Gunnai Community Language Program and the Koorie Unit at Gippsland TAFE and will be held at GippsTAFE in Morwell. The Certificate III and IV courses will be offered in the second half of 2006 with the Diploma course beginning in 2007/8.

Geelong Language Workshop

06 April 2006

Representatives from different language centres around Victoria joined the workshop which focused on exchanging information between the different programs and giving an update of what each centre has been up to. The two day workshop was a great success and an invaluable opportunity for everyone to keep in touch with developments in language across the state and interstate as well. Thank you to the Wathaurong Language Centre for hosting the event.

LANGUAGE TOUCHSCREEN @ COMMONWEALTH GAMES

18 March 2006

The Commonwealth Games saw 90,000 international and interstate visitors come to Melbourne earlier this year. VACL developed a touch-screen information display that was exhibited at Federation Square during the Games. The interactive display covers topics such as the different cultures and language areas that have existed in Victoria for thousands of years. The development of the display has helped to raise awareness of Victorian Indigenous languages for both tourists and residents and depicted the culture in a bright and fascinating light.

KURLANA MIKA – NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE

18 November 2005

A landmark meeting was held in Adelaide in November 2005, when representatives from Language Centres all around the country came together at the FATSIL National Indigenous Languages Roundtable, - Kurlana Mika New Horizons.

The language centre delegates gave presentations on the progresses of language work in their communities. These presentations showed how early projects have been adapted by the communities and used as building blocks to create further resources and teaching programs.

Wergaia Language Workshop - Horsham

08 October 2005

VACL recently attended the Wergaia Language workshop held in Horsham. The workshop was organized by the Department of Education on behalf of the Wotjobaluk people to investigate methods of reviving the local language particularly through the education system. Little ones, teenagers and elders from the local community as well as community linguists and teachers, were in attendance.

MCEETYA - National Statement for Languages Education in Schools

01 July 2005

Languages education for all students is a relatively new concept in the history of Australian schooling. While the study of languages has long been an established part of the curriculum in many secondary schools, it was generally seen as an area of study for the academically able.

In 2003, the Ministerial Council of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) undertook a Review of Languages Education in Australian Schools.

Heywood Language Workshop

02 June 2005

VACL held a language Workshop for the South-West Region of Victoria. The two day workshop was held at Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in Heywood which was attended by all the language workers from the Community Language Programs and several representatives from local schools and various members of the local community.

FATSIL FORUM ALICE SPRINGS 2004 – A CELEBRATION OF LANGUAGES

22 November 2004

There were songs, dance, tears and laughter at the FATSIL National Indigenous Languages Forum in Alice Springs, which brought people from all over the country to share in the very rewarding experience over three days. Over three days, conference delegates appreciated the information presented by many of the well-established language programs and some of the programs in the earlier stages of language reclamation work.

VCE INFO DAY

10 September 2004

In September VACL held a VCE Languages Subject information day for prospective schools wishing to teach Indigenous Languages. Uncle Sandy Atkinson (VACL Chairperson) opened the info day by stressing the importance of holding onto language as in the earlier days language was gone and best forgotten.

YARRA VALLEY WORKSHOP

01 June 2004

VACL held a workshop over three days in June at the Yarra Valley Conference Centre. The attendees were staff from VCAA, DET, Heather Bowe, VACL CLPs, VACL Committee Members and staff. The workshop was an excellent opportunity for the CLPs from around the state to meet and share their experiences with their language programs. Everyone had a great day and took the opportunity to make important links and share knowledge on language revival.

EA Report - State of indigenous Languages in Australia

01 November 2001

This paper provides data for, or information about, nine environmental indicators related to the condition of Indigenous languages in Australia, being a contribution towards the 2001 national State of the Environment report.

Old VACL Newsletters

25 June 2000

Old Editions of the VACL Newsletter can be found here...

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