Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre in Gunnedah, New South Wales | Community organisation

Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

Locality: Gunnedah, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6743 0999

Address: 12 Hunter Street 2380 Gunnedah, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.winanga-li.org.au

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25.01.2022 Our Wirringah Elders today along side the AECG Language Nest doing Lingo Bingo. Special partnerships being made through our Language

25.01.2022 Start the new year with a new job! Brewarrina Aboriginal Child and Family Centre is seeking a Trainee Educator for our Early Learning and Care service. No expe...rience or qualifications necessary! We are looking for someone who wants to kickstart their career in early childhood education and will contribute positively to the team. This job would suit a school leaver or someone returning to the workforce. Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] This position closes this Monday the 30th of November 2020

24.01.2022 Word of the Week! Buyu = Leg, Legs Featuring Vinnie Winsor, Max Schalk & Chais Certoma

24.01.2022 These wonderful young ladies had an amazing time at Big Sis, Lil Sis Quirindi this week. If you have a school aged child who wants to attend, just send us a message and well send you a registration form.

23.01.2022 Santa and Mrs Claus are all set up and ready to go for Santa Photos with Townlife Magazine! 10am - 2pm tomorrow and Sunday at Red Chief Local Aboriginal Land Council

23.01.2022 Today was the first Quirindi Elders Group at the new office! Morning tea was served by some very enthusiastic little helpers, and they put a smile on everyone's face

23.01.2022 Playgroup is back with a new coordinator and a new location! Come along on Tuesdays from 10am to 12pm at Hope House, 38 Hopedale Ave Gunnedah, to meet new friends, have a laugh, let the kids play and enjoy morning tea. Call Winanga-Li on 6743 0999 for more information!

22.01.2022 This weeks word ngindaali = you (2) is also from last weeks song, attached again for you here and at the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpaKrBElgA

22.01.2022 Had a blast doing the Santa Claus Photos for the Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre this weekend. Second round next Saturday & Sunday.

21.01.2022 Happy educators day to these beautiful educators! You girls do an amazing job and we couldnt do it without our beautiful bus driver and admin officer! Thankyou for spoiling us today Winanga-Li (Wayne) and our beautiful flowers from Jo Jaeger! Thankyou Sheree, Carys and Ashleigh for organising a great day!

21.01.2022 Yaama maliyaa, hello friends If you are preparing for Christmas singing, here are some translated versions of the first verse of Silent Night in Gamilaraay. Silent Night - video in Gamilaraay https://youtu.be/ZorY9-Z6KtM WORD OF THE WEEK... Dhabiyaan- quiet Dhabi-ya- Be quiet (still) See more

21.01.2022 Jeans for Genes Day 2020

20.01.2022 Mara The kids at Werris Creek Preschool are learning Gamilaraay. This fun painting activity was a great way to learn that "hand" is "mara"

19.01.2022 Everyone say a big hello to our new Early Learning and Care team at Brewarrina Aboriginal Child and Family Centre! Welcome to the Winanga-Li family ladies!

19.01.2022 Did you know that tomorrow is National Indigenous Literacy Day? Go and see the girls down in the Out of Home Care office (219 Conadilly Street Gunnedah) and grab some resources to help you learn our local gamilaraay language!

18.01.2022 Late last year, many people shared their ideas and inspired the design of five murals on J&J Bridge, Quirindi. Australian Rail Track Corporation team would like to say thank you to all involved by sharing your stories of how this project evolved. Please join us for a BYO morning tea! Light refreshments will be provided.... WHEN Wednesday, 17 February 2021 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM LOCATION J&J Bridge, Colleen Green Park (near Whittaker Street) Quirindi, NSW WHAT TO BRING Seating will be provided and BYO morning tea. Schools are requested to BYO picnic rugs or seats and will be provided with a designated area to sit. CONTACT Please reply to this email or call ARTC 1300 550 402. Our team is happy to assist you. RSVP We’re helping to keep our community COVID safe and it is important you RSVP by clicking the book now button below. You will be asked some basic questions and need to provide us with contact details. Your answers will assist us meet our Covid Safety Plan. CLICK HERE to Book Rules and restrictions apply to regional and rural NSW to protect the community from COVID-19. Please refer to the section named Public Outdoor Gathering on the webpage: https://www.nsw.gov.au//what-you-ca/regional-and-rural-nsw Late last year, many people shared their ideas and inspired the design of five murals on J&J Bridge, Quirindi. Australian Rail Track Corporation team would like to say thank you to all involved by sharing your stories of how this project evolved. Please join us for a BYO morning tea! Light refreshments will be provided. WHEN Wednesday, 17 February 2021 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM LOCATION J&J Bridge, Colleen Green Park (near Whittaker Street) Quirindi, NSW WHAT TO BRING Seating will be provided and BYO morning tea. Schools are requested to BYO picnic rugs or seats and will be provided with a designated area to sit. CONTACT Please reply to this email or call ARTC 1300 550 402. Our team is happy to assist you. RSVP We’re helping to keep our community COVID safe and it is important you RSVP by clicking the book now button below. You will be asked some basic questions and need to provide us with contact details. Your answers will assist us meet our Covid Safety Plan. CLICK HERE to Book Rules and restrictions apply to regional and rural NSW to protect the community from COVID-19. Please refer to the section named Public Outdoor Gathering on the webpage: https://www.nsw.gov.au//what-you-ca/regional-and-rural-nsw

18.01.2022 Absec: Do you want to contribute to making sure our kids grow up strong in culture and connected to kin and Country in NSW? If so then come work for us! Our current opportunities include: Chief Executive Officer... Senior Policy Officer Senior Project Officer Applications close soon so share widely and apply now: https://www.absec.org.au/careers.html

17.01.2022 Aunty Bronwyn made the kiddies spaghetti bol for lunch today much to their delight

17.01.2022 Talk Like a Pirate Day! 19th September 2020 Talk Like a Pirate Day, nationally recognised as the major fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Support, is an opportunity to polish ye hook and say AHOY there, me hearties to all ye mateys, school crew and work mates. So please join our Early Learning and Care service on Friday 18th September with a dress like a pirate day! Good luck me hearties!

17.01.2022 Joblink Plus is a supporter of the Gunnedah Community Action Team (GCAT) which last Friday made up packs for the Gunnedah Community in need. These COVID-19 frie...ndly packs were delivered to Homes North, Gunnedah Family Support, GoCo, Winanga-Li and Warranggal Dhiyan. The packs included face marks, hand sanitizer, tissues, service information and a how to be tested for COVID-19 in Gunnedah. See more

15.01.2022 Mark Coulton MP and his lovely wife paid us a visit today to discuss the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The National Agreement recognises that the only way to close the gap is when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people own, commit to and drive the outcomes sought, alongside all governments. We were proud to show Mark what this looks like in action, and demonstrate how Winanga-Li is creating positive outcomes for Aboriginal children, families and communities.

15.01.2022 Word of the Week Biri = chest Starring: Sadie & Cailin

14.01.2022 Enjoy some happy snaps from our Guwaabal Walanbaa (Strong Stories) Group and their recent trip to Tenterfield. The Moombahlene Local Aboriginal Land Council put on an amazing spread of wattleseed damper, strawberry gum cake, and lemon myrtle scones. Helen was even kind enough to share her scone recipe! We had a tour of the native nursery with Matt and bought some beautiful native plants for our stepping stones project. Then we stopped in at the Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place to see the exhibition and walk the labyrinth on the way home. What a trip! Thank you, ladies (and Sox) for such a fun and memorable few days!

13.01.2022 The Office of the Childrens Guardian is looking to fill the role of Deputy Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young People as part of the NSW Government resp...onse to the #FamilyisCulture review. This position will look to place Aboriginal culture and leadership at the forefront of decision-making. Learn more about the role: https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au//deputy-children-s-guardian-20

13.01.2022 Word of the Week! Mubal = Stomach Featuring: Dylan Hartup & Elijah Natty

12.01.2022 Happiest of Birthdays to this beautiful educator. I hope you had an amazing day and an even better night! Love your Early Learning Family

11.01.2022 We will be closed over the holiday period from Saturday 19 December 2020 to Wednesday 6 January 2021. If you require support or assistance during this period contact: Link2Home Homelessness: 1800 152 152... Domestic Violence Line: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 13 21 11 Lifeline: 13 11 14 See more

11.01.2022 FUNDING NEWS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND NORTH WEST! Congratulations to the following New England North West projects funded through the Country Art Support Program. Ne...w England Writers' Centre - NEWC Prepare to Self-Publish This practical workshop series for self-publishing authors includes a 3-session in-person workshop in Armidale on editing, designing and creating the professional print-ready file for their book, followed by a 2 hour online workshop on Zoom on the best ways of getting your book out on several platforms. NERAM-New England Regional Art Museum NERAM Artist Residency Program The New England Regional Museum Artist Residency Program will provide two funded residencies to NSW-based artists to engage in creative and professional development utilising NERAM's Packsaddle Residence and the Museum of Printing. Gwydir Shire Council Print Making Workshop A dry point printing workshop will run for two days out of the Living Classroom in Bingara. It will cater for up to 10 participants who will then be able to take their skills to provide further workshops for other community members including children and young people on a regular basis. Narrabri Shire CREATE - An Art and Culture Event Narrabri Shire Council aims to reinvigorate art and culture awareness for Shire residents and visitors. Council proposes to facilitate an annual event called CREATE with 2021 being the inaugural event. CREATE 2021 will include art, film, music and lights, with following years seeing more activities added to increase diversification. Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Create Gunnedah High Winanga-Li will collaborate with a local artist and students from the local high school to beautify 18 concrete planters placed around the school grounds. This project will be delivered by the students, who will design the artwork and paint the planters, with an artist facilitating their participation. Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards Slam Poetry Workshops The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Society will host Miles Merrill, slam performance writer from Word Travels, based in Sydney, to conduct a writing and performance workshop for secondary school students from Gunnedah High School and Barraba Central School. The Country Arts Support Program is a devolved funding program coordinated locally by the 14 regional arts development organisations (Arts North West) in NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. Applications are assessed locally by a panel.

11.01.2022 Our Early Learning and Care services will be closed from 19 December 2020 to 11 January 2021

11.01.2022 Weaving with Carol today. Local ladies sharing skills with community - this is what we love to see!

10.01.2022 History of Childrens Day In 1988, the first National Aboriginal and Islander Childrens Day was established on 4 August and was set against the backdrop of protests led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their supporters during the bicentennial year. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples felt a day was needed to celebrate our children, to give them confidence and make them feel special and included. The date 4 August was historically used to communally celebrate the birthdays of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were taken from their families at a young age, without knowing their birthday the Stolen Generations.

10.01.2022 Who loves Hush Puppies? We love Hush Puppies! The Happy Boxes Project have sent us an early Christmas present - we have a hundred pairs of men's Hush Puppies from size 12 to size 15! Call, message or email to get your pair (or a pair for someone in need) and visit https://happyboxesproject.com/ to check out some more great Happy Box initiatives!

08.01.2022 Yaama maliyaa, hello friends, Attached is a Word of the Week which I thought might be appropriate for this time of year! In fact there is no recorded word for hot, but it follows the pattern of other Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay adjectives based on wii meaning fire (both wii and wiiwii are also found in Wangaaybuwan language).... It is pronounced like wee wee.

08.01.2022 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Quirindi Transition to School

08.01.2022 This week we have a new video of our greetings song Yaama Maliyaa, with lovely vocals from Tamworth singer Loren Ryan, and beautiful pictures from Winanga-Li in Gunnedah. YouTube link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpaKrBElgA To go with this, we have a Word of the Week nginda = you (1). As youll see from the song, Gamilaraay has different words for you if there is one person, two people, or three or more. So nginda is for one person only.... You may also like this greetings poster we made last year. If you would like a plastic-coated A3 version, or any other materials please contact Winanga-Li.

08.01.2022 Introducing our new Intake Officer, the lovely Julie Goodwin! Julie will be the friendly face at our front counter and greeting you on the phone. Please join us in welcoming Julie to the Winanga-Li family.

07.01.2022 Dont forget Pirate Day tomorrow!

07.01.2022 Spring has sprung! Today we travelled to Quirindi to explore some community partnerships to support our Elders. Watch this space for some exciting new opportunities for Elders in the Liverpool Plains!

07.01.2022 Indigenous Literacy Day is a national celebration of Indigenous culture, stories, language and literacy. Please enjoy our Yayaa Gamilaraay Yayaa Yuwaalaraay, Gamilaraay & Yuwaalaraay Alphabet

07.01.2022 Announcing the first ever Bundarra Young Artists Competition! Were inviting young, emerging artists (aged 6 to 16 years) to create an artwork that represent...s what this years NAIDOC Week theme "Always Was, Always Will Be", means to them. This is an opportunity for kids to share their personal spiritual connections with culture and country. The winner will be decided by two of our renowned artists: Luke Mallie, from Kuku Yalanji and Kubin Village country, and Holly Sanders, from Bundjalung country. The winning entry will receive a $500 Bundarra gift voucher and have their design printed on an exclusive collection, with 100% of the profits donated to ALNF, Nutrition Plus and Gunawirra. More info > https://paint4.bundarra.org/ Learn more about our partner charities: Gunawirra: https://gunawirra.org.au/ ALNF: https://alnf.org/ Nutrition Plus: https://nutritionplus.org.au/ View more of Holly and Lukes work: Holly: @hollysanders_art Luke: @lukemalliedesigns ___ Entries are open until October 9th, 2020. Winner announced October 13th, 2020. #naidoc #naidoc2020 #naidocweek #alwayswasalwayswillbe #bundarrafan #mybundarra #bundarra_brand #indigenousfashion #indigenousart #aboriginalart #australianart #artist #art #australianfashion #fashionaustralia #ausindigenousart #ausindigenousfashion #indigenous #australia #aboriginalartist #contemporaryart #australianfashionlabels #artcompeition #kidsart #artcontest #artcollab #kidsartwork #kidsartideas

06.01.2022 Happy Fairy Bread Day 2020

06.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our Inclusion Officer Kerren Boyd We hope you had a wonderful day, with many more to come!

06.01.2022 School photo time again! This little poser obviously hated the attention of photo day . Thanks Montage Fotos and Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

04.01.2022 Talk Like a Pirate Day, nationally recognised as the major fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Support, is an opportunity to polish ye hook and say AHOY there, me hearties to all ye mateys, school crew and work mates. Today our Early Learning and Care service joined in on supporting this cause by dressing up as pirates!

03.01.2022 Today I stopped in to catch up with Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre in #Gunnedah. We discussed the National Agreement ...on Closing the Gap, and in particular priority reforms including Building the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector Transforming government organisations so they work better for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Im pleased to be having these important discussions with groups in my electorate about how we can achieve improved outcomes for Indigenous communities.

02.01.2022 Time is running out to book in for your Santa photos with Townlife Magazine and Red Chief Local Aboriginal Land Council

02.01.2022 Our Preschoolies have put in their Christmas wish lists! We hope Santa is paying attention

02.01.2022 Remember, we are closed tomorrow, Tuesday 26 January, due to the public holiday.