In collaboration with linguist and teacher Brother Steve Morelli OAM, they established a plan to revive the language.
Muurrbay was confirmed as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in 1997 and started offering language classes.
It is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), and collaborates with local government and community groups about appropriate use of Indigenous history and names in public spaces.
He earned a BA in Languages, followed by graduate diplomas in linguistics and counselling, and has been recognised for his work at Muurrbay several times.
[3][7] Williams and other members of the Muurrbay team advised the actors in the 2016 ABC series Cleverman on pronunciation of Gumbaynggirr, which they used along with alongside the northern NSW language of Bundjalung.