Cirrus@Austlit

'The town of Parkes is famous for the annual Elvis Festival and for its role in helping to beam astronauts onto the moon (as seen in the movie The Dish).

'Something you may not know about this town is that each week over 1,000 people learn the Wiradjuri language. That's around 10% of the population. It's taught in every primary school as well as in high schools and at TAFE. As you drive into Parkes and neighbouring Forbes, you'll pass prominent 'Welcome to Wiradjuri country' signs along the road. As you walk into the main building at Parkes Public Primary school, you're greeted with a bright wall filled with Wiradjuri nouns and verbs. In the prep classroom, the colours of the rainbow are plastered around the room in language.' (Introduction)