Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education - The University of Adelaide

04/11/2025

Want to be involved in the ABC Education and First Languages Australia Children’s Songs Project?🎤🎼🎧🖤💛❤️

If you know songs that:
🟤 Relate to your Country or a landmark
🟤 Suit kids aged 6–10 and are easy to learn
🟤 Are in your language or English with language words

Click the link below and submit an application to ABC Education and First Languages Australia. You must have permission to use the song—either you wrote it or it’s traditional with no copyright restrictions.

Apply by 12 December via FLA's Expression of Interest form: https://www.firstlanguages.org.au/.../call-for-performers...

📸: ABC Education - Photo shows Yarrabil Bula performer, Sharron mirii Bell.

Want to be involved in the ABC Education and First Languages Australia Children’s Songs Project?

We’re recording Garal Jagun – Many Places, a new series of First Nations children’s songs about Country and Place, linked to the geography curriculum.

We’re looking for songs performed by First Nations artists that:

* Relate to your Country or a landmark
* Suit kids aged 6–10 and are easy to learn
* Are in your language or English with language words

We’ll select six songs and bring performers to a capital city to record. You must have permission to use the song—either you wrote it or it’s traditional with no copyright restrictions.

Apply by 12 December via FLA's Expression of Interest form: https://www.firstlanguages.org.au/news/call-for-performers-garil-jagun-song-series

📸: ABC Education - Photo shows Yarrabil Bula performer, Sharron mirii Bell.

31/07/2025

Don't forget this Sunday, AU Open Day at Mount Gambier!

🌟 We are Adelaide University 💜 We are Tirkangkaku! 🖤💛❤️
Attention Mount Gambier! Calling all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and mature students, this is YOUR moment!

🎉 Join us for Adelaide University Open Day in Mount Gambier and take the first step toward an exciting future.

📍 Explore our vibrant Mount Gambier campus
💬 Chat with passionate academics
🚀 Discover the careers our degrees can launch

Open Day is your chance to build connections and unlock countless opportunities for your future!

🗓 Save the date: Sunday, 3 August, 10 am – 2 pm
📲 Check out the full program here: https://ow.ly/ASjz50Wx5FT

Let’s shape your future together! 💜

30/07/2025

🌟 We are Adelaide University 💜 We are Tirkangkaku! 🖤💛❤️
Attention Mount Gambier! Calling all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and mature students, this is YOUR moment!

🎉 Join us for Adelaide University Open Day in Mount Gambier and take the first step toward an exciting future.

📍 Explore our vibrant Mount Gambier campus
💬 Chat with passionate academics
🚀 Discover the careers our degrees can launch

Open Day is your chance to build connections and unlock countless opportunities for your future!

🗓 Save the date: Sunday, 3 August, 10 am – 2 pm
📲 Check out the full program here: https://ow.ly/fHvT50Wx5Co

Let’s shape your future together! 💜

25/07/2025

Don't forget this Sunday!

🌟 We are Adelaide University 💜 We are Tirkangkaku! 🖤💛❤️
Calling all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and mature students—this is YOUR moment!

🎉 Join us for the very first Adelaide University Open Day and take the first step toward an exciting future.

📍 Explore our vibrant City East and City West campuses
💬 Chat with passionate academics
🚀 Discover the careers our degrees can launch

✨ Don’t miss the Tirkangkaku First Nations Student Hub and the First Nations Welcome Launch! We’ll be hosting:
✅ Two information sessions
✅ Guided tours of our facilities
✅ Q&A about study opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Plus, you’ll get to experience our cutting-edge facilities and a taste of student life. Open Day is your chance to build connections and unlock countless opportunities for your future!

🗓 Save the date: Sunday, 27 July, 9 am – 4 pm
📲 Check out the full program here: https://ow.ly/o4go50WsYSJ

Let’s shape your future together! 💜

21/07/2025

🌟 We are Adelaide University 💜 We are Tirkangkaku! 🖤💛❤️
Calling all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and mature students—this is YOUR moment!

🎉 Join us for the very first Adelaide University Open Day and take the first step toward an exciting future.

📍 Explore our vibrant City East and City West campuses
💬 Chat with passionate academics
🚀 Discover the careers our degrees can launch

✨ Don’t miss the Tirkangkaku First Nations Student Hub and the First Nations Welcome Launch! We’ll be hosting:
✅ Two information sessions
✅ Guided tours of our facilities
✅ Q&A about study opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Plus, you’ll get to experience our cutting-edge facilities and a taste of student life. Open Day is your chance to build connections and unlock countless opportunities for your future!

🗓 Save the date: Sunday, 27 July, 9 am – 4 pm
📲 Check out the full program here: https://ow.ly/fN4150WsYy9

Let’s shape your future together! 💜

18/07/2025

We are proud to announce that Adelaide University has been bestowed with the Kaurna name – Tirkangkaku, meaning “Place of Learning”.

Read more 👉 https://adelaideuni.edu.au/about/news-and-events/news/2025/Adelaide-University-first-to-receive-Aboriginal-name/

10/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week! 🌟

Today we celebrate NAIDOC week at the NAIDOC SA March and Family Festival!

Wirltu Yarlu will be joining the NAIDOC March from 11 am at Tarntanyangga (Victoria Square) to march down King William Street to Parliament House, acknowledging and celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC Week. This event honours and elevates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture, and resilience. 🖤💛❤️

Then at noon, you can find us at the Adelaide University stall at the NAIDOC Family Festival in Tarntanyangga (Victoria Square). Come and say hi! Enjoy live entertainment and music, activities for the kids, amusement rides, food trucks, and BBQ. This is an alcohol-free event. We’ll see you there!

💬 How are you honouring NAIDOC Week? Share your story and inspire others!

09/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week! The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy 🌟

This year, NAIDOC Week celebrates a monumental milestone—50 years of honouring the strength, culture, and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2025 theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," is a powerful tribute to the achievements of the past and a hopeful look toward the future.

NAIDOC Week began as a movement for recognition and rights, driven by Indigenous communities envisioning a future of justice and equality. Today, it stands as a national celebration of culture, resilience, and leadership. 🖤💛❤️

This year’s theme highlights the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors. It’s a call to honour the wisdom of our Elders and the groundwork laid by those who came before us, while empowering the next generation to lead with courage and respect.

As we celebrate this milestone, we also embrace self-determination and community-led vision, ensuring that NAIDOC remains a movement of integrity and unity. Together, we honour the past, celebrate the present, and look boldly toward the future.

💬 How are you honouring NAIDOC Week? Share your story and inspire others!

08/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week! 🌟

Today we celebrate NAIDOC week at the NAIDOC in the North event! Come and say hi, enjoy the fire pit, stalls, free BBQ, live music, cultural activities and more. 🖤💛❤️

The event is Free and goes from 10 am to 2 pm at the John McVeity Centre in Smithfield Plains. We’ll see you there!

💬 How are you honouring NAIDOC Week? Share your story and inspire others!

07/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week! 🌟

Did you know the NAIDOC Poster Competition has been celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creativity and heritage since 1967? Over the decades, these posters have captured pivotal social changes and showcased the evolving artistry of First Nations communities. The competition has become an iconic feature of NAIDOC Week, inspiring pride and reflection year after year. 🖤💛❤️

This year, Jeremy Morgan Worrall, a Ngarbal Gamilaraay artist, is the winner of the 2025 NAIDOC Poster Competition. Jeremy’s masterpiece celebrates the lines and ties of generations, drawing inspiration from his ancestors. It beautifully reflects the traditions, knowledge, and love that have been passed down over time. A place around the fire is where the next Generation finds their strength, vision and legacy.

You can download the poster and show your support for NAIDOC week here. https://ow.ly/pqZ450Wjtgr

💬 How are you honouring NAIDOC Week? Share your story and inspire others!

06/07/2025

🌟 Celebrating 50 Years of NAIDOC Week! 🌟

This NAIDOC Week, we gather in community to honour the enduring strength, vision, and legacy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2025 theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," is a call to reflect on the wisdom of our Elders and to invest in the future leaders rising among us.

Through culturally respectful programs, transformative access pathways, and individualised support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, Wirltu Yarlu and the University of Adelaide are helping create meaningful opportunities in higher education. By empowering students to soar higher, these efforts nurture the next generation to build on the foundation set by those who have come before, shaping their own journeys and strengthening the community for the future. 🖤💛❤️

Let us celebrate this shared commitment and come together with pride and unity. Our collective actions today lay the groundwork for the leaders of tomorrow.

💬 How are you honouring NAIDOC Week? Share your story and inspire others!