More than 100 educators from a diverse range of backgrounds attended the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) 2023 conference in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land.
Yirrkala
Yirrkala is a coastal community in the East Arnhem region of the Northern Territory and is about 18kms south-east of Nhulunbuy.
Traditional Owners: Yolngu
Languages: Yolngu Matha
Population (ABS 2016 Census): 674
For more information, see Yirrkala on the East Arnhem Regional Council website.
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News & Announcements
27 Mar 2019
The Yirrkala Methodist Choir is singing gospel songs in Gumatj and broadcasting them across the Top End thanks to Yolngu Radio.
2 Sep 2016
Magnolia Maymaru became the first woman from a remote Indigenous community to be chosen for the Miss World national finals. She is using the experience she gained from the finals to help children in her community Yirrkala.
5 Apr 2016
The first two Indigenous Learning on Country students recently graduated at a Batchelor Institute award ceremony held in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land.
2 Mar 2015
The Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala community, Northern Territory is one of the largest and most successful art centres in Australia. Representing more than 300 Yolngu artists from the Yirrkala community and surrounding homelands, the centre continues to send art throughout Australia and the world.
9 Dec 2014
In Arnhem Land, Time the RSAS dog has been a key in getting local kids excited about school, and becoming a star in the process.
11 Nov 2013
The Yolngu people live in the north east Arnhem Land region of Northern Territory, 600 kilometres east of Darwin. Covering an area of more than 40,000 square kilometres, it is a place that many different clan groups call home.
7 Oct 2013
Like many communities in the Northern Territory, Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land has its own Indigenous Engagement Officer (IEO).
12 Jul 2013
Almost 50 years ago, the Yolngu people of Yirrkala in Arnhem Land sent two bark petitions framed by traditional ochre paintings of clan designs to the Australian House of Representatives.
9 Feb 2013
The National NAIDOC Committee encourages people across the country to embrace the 2013 National NAIDOC Theme – We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963.