VISUAL: Ngarara Willim Centre logo next to this text: Ngarara” means gathering and “Willim” means place/home in the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung language.
AUDIO: ambient electronic background music.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: “Ngarara Willim” means gathering place in the language of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin nations.
VISUAL: A group of students gathered at a table having a discussion, one of them with a laptop. Two people are standing next to the table watching. There is a ‘study support’ sign on the wall.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: The Ngarara Willim Centre is place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who study at RMIT.
VISUAL: Three students sit on a sofa eating from paper plates, there are flyers and posters on a corkboard behind them. They are chatting and smiling.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: We strive to embody that language name by offering guidance with study, living and community connection for students during their time at RMIT.
VISUAL: copy of the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia showing the many different nations, with flags of students’ names planted on it.
VISUAL: a staff member with a laptop talking to a student.
VISUAL A group of students sitting at a long table, small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags as a centre piece, people are enjoying some food.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: Our main centre is in the City campus and we have others in Bundoora and Brunswick.
VISUAL: Two people walking through campus smiling and holding coffee. One is wearing a lanyard.
VISUAL: Front door of the Bundoora centre.
VISUAL: Front door of the Brunswick centre.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: So no matter which campus a student is at, there is a centre and space for them nearby.
VISUAL: students at the long table playing a card game and chatting.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: We host social events and cultural activities for Indigenous students…
VISAUL: A wall of photos from events with “OUR MOB” written at the top.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: but our spaces also have quiet areas, computer and kitchen facilities that students can access every day from 7am to 9pm.
VISUAL: Two students in a room working on desktop computers.
VISUAL: A student in a kitchen pouring some milk.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: The Ngarara Willim Centre supports the student journey and delivers various programs that improve access to tertiary study and the learning experience of Indigenous students.
VISUAL: A student grabbing some food from a table.
VISUAL: Two students working together on a laptop.
VISUAL: A staff member reading a laptop screen, a surfboard with First Nations artwork on it hanging nearby.
NARRATOR SPEAKING: These include the Indigenous Access Program, our Gama-dji is orientation program at the start of each semester and a tutoring program that provides free access to tutoring for Indigenous students
VISUAL: People gathered in a circle chatting, in the background people are sitting down having a discussion.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: Ngarara Willim support advisors work within the centre and provide individual support for students throughout their studies.
VISUAL: Two students and chatting in the kitchen space with a support advisor. On the wall behind them are Indigenous words and their English translation.
VISUAL: A smiling advisor works with a student.
NARRATOR SPEAKS: Feel free to reach out to us.
VISUAL: The centre busy and full of students.
VISAUL: RMIT Logo. And contact details for Ngarara Willim Centre:
Website: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/indigenous
Email: ngarara.willim@rmit.edu.au
Phone: 03 9925 4885
