Organised
revitalisation of Gumbaynggirr has been under way since 1986 when
Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative was founded at Nambucca Heads. Classes in Gumbaynggirr are taught through the North Coast Institute of
TAFE up to Certificate II level. Muurrbay and Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre (MRALC) supports Aboriginal language revitalization through activities that include: • Providing access to linguistic expertise, and training for Aboriginal people. • Recording languages wherever possible, and assisting with access to archival materials, providing a regional storage base for these materials. • Producing language materials such as dictionaries or wordlists, grammars, learner's guides, transcriptions and translations. • Providing community access to languages by using, and assisting communities to use information technology such as: Transcriber, Shoebox, Powerpoint and Adobe Audition. • Employing linguists, Aboriginal language researchers and specialists in Information and Communication Technology. • Raising awareness in the wider community about the value of Aboriginal languages. In recent years, the Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC), established in 2010 by Gumbaynggirr and
Bundjalung man Clark Webb, has made great efforts to revitalise the Gumbaynggirr language. The BMNAC started in 2010 when two after-school learning centres were set up at Wongala Estate Aboriginal Reserve and
Woolgoolga High School. A third after-school Learning Centre was established at William Bayldon Primary School in
Sawtell in 2012. Further efforts from the BMNAC saw the Gumbaynggirrr Giingana Freedom School open in February 2022, the first independent Indigenous bilingual primary school to ever operate in New South Wales. The school caters to students from K–2, and operates under the ethos of "Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan" meaning 'Two Path Strong' in Gumbaynggirr language. Over 100 students have enrolled at the school since its opening, with 20 of them considered highly proficient in Gumbaynggirr. •
New South Wales Department of Aboriginal Affairs has funded the Muurrbay Centre
Sydney-based Aboriginal Languages Summer School In November 2011, the Australian Government declared an
Indigenous Protected Area for the Gumbaynggirr people. The
Indigenous Protected Areas Act protects the native land of
Indigenous Australians. The protection of the land ties into the spiritual beliefs of the Gumbaynggirr people and by protecting the land, the government is helping revitalise their culture. ==Phonology==