Mobile Language Team

SOME OF OUR PROJECTS

KAṮIṮI WIṞU LAUNCH

In May 2025, the Kaṯiṯi Wiṟu oral hygiene awareness campaign was launched across the APY Lands as part of a Closing the Gap pilot program aimed at promoting Aboriginal language use and improving oral health outcomes.

Partnering with Nganampa Health Council, the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia, and Iwantja Arts this campaign delivers oral hygiene awareness resources in Yankunytjatjara language to communities across the APY Lands, building awareness and action on Oral Hygiene amongst Aboriginal communities.

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PATHWAYS TO LANGUAGE REVIVAL

As part of the MLTs Pathways to Community-Led Language Work project, Garryn Wingfield undertook a language training course – now he is reviving his language. Garryn is a Kokatha man from Port Augusta with a deep interest in language and culture. After participating in a two-week training workshop, Garryn undertook a six-month traineeship at the MLT. Now Garryn is employed as an Aboriginal Language Worker with a focus on the revival of the Kokatha language.

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KAṮIṮI WIṞU WORKSHOPS

In 2024, as part of a Closing the Gap oral hygiene pilot program, the MLT ran community workshops in the Indulkana and Mimili communities on the APY Lands. These workshops promoted good oral hygiene practices among children and formed the foundation for research into the relationship between language and oral health. This work laid the groundwork for a broader oral hygiene awareness campaign, Kaṯiṯi Wiṟu, which was launched across the APY Lands in 2025. This is the story of that journey.

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Community First

A community first approach is at the heart of the MLT’s work. This means we are community guided, led and directed and value the continued input, direction and oversight from our community partners. From the Mobile Language Team Advocacy and Advisory Committee to individual language speakers in remote and rural communities, all of our projects work to involve and empower the communities we work with and for.

Interdisciplinary

The MLT partners with a host of community organisations and institutions across Australia and the world. Our organisational links are across a number of disciplines including languages, health, education, arts, advocacy and the public sector. These important relationships ensures the continued successful implementation of our projects and work.

Implementation focused

The MLT is uniquely positioned to focus on the implementation of projects, policy recommendations and overarching directions and trends as outlined by community stakeholders and government agencies. Our position within both community and academia allows us to have a foot in both worlds to ensure the successful implementation of policy directives and initiatives outlined through research and engagement. Our team is focused on delivering successful language outcomes for communities across the state. We provide a best practice model for language revival work across the country.

Proven Record

Since 2009, the MLT has consistently delivered on the key objectives of our program in new and innovative ways. Deep community engagement and trust with key stakeholders sits at the heart of the important language revival work that we do. Consulting with the community to develop strategic projects according to their unique needs and wishes has built the MLT’s reputation as a premiere language service in South Australia. Our continued commitment to community engagement is evident in the community’s ongoing positive engagement with the MLT Advisory, Policy and Advocacy Committee.

Community-first, community driven and community centric outcomes is at the heart of our projects and language activities.

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We love to hear from you. Whether it’s feedback on the work we’re doing, an idea for a new project you’d like to take on with your community or simply to chat all things languages we’re here to help. Drop in, email or call us any time. Let’s have a chat about how we can work together to support language communities across South Australia.

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