<div dir="ltr"><b><font size="4">Culture nest to ensure Gumbaynggir language isn't lost</font></b><br><br>20th Feb 2014 5:00 AM<div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(74,78,71)">
THE battle to stop traditional Australian languages dying out has received a huge boost with the opening of the Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest in Coffs Harbour.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(74,78,71)">
Hundreds gathered at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus yesterday for the official launch attended by Gumbaynggirr elders, community members and NSW Aboriginal Affairs Minister Victor Dominello.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(74,78,71)">
The Nest is designed to integrate schools, TAFE, universities and Aboriginal communities to language resources in a bid to keep people both speaking and passing on the language.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(74,78,71)">
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