-
Music from northern Australia – a celebration of traditional Indigenous music (March 30)
Catch a rare glimpse of the cultural heartland of northern Australia when Indigenous music experts from the University of Sydney perform the traditional music from northern Australia at the Macleay Museum at 2pm on Sunday, 30 March, 2008. Dr Joseph Neparrna Gumbula, an eminent Yolgnu elder and Australian Research Council Indigenous Research Fellow at the […]
-
The 2008 Deadly Funny Grand Final – you’ll laugh your MOOM off! (April 5)
The Melbourne Comedy Festival is deadly serious about developing the art of comedy across all the country. In that spirit we welcome you to the Deadly Funny Grand Final. Deadly Funny is a comedy competition for Indigenous Australians. Continuing on from the success of 2007 in Victoria, Deadly Funny will also have representatives from Perth […]
-
Roots Nation (May 25)
Featuring direct from Kingston, Jamaica International Reggae stars: HORACE ANDY, LUCIANO & MIKEY GENERAL with FULL BAND SUPPORT BY AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS & REGGAE MASSIVE – SOUNDSYSTEMS, MC’S & SELECTORS INCLUDING: BART WILLOUGHBY (No Fixed Address, Mixed Relations) CHANT DOWN SOUND, NATTY SISTREN SOUND, HEARTICAL HIFI, TJIMBA POSSUM and more. From Kingston Jamaica to the bass […]
-
PM announces tailored approach
After setting a target of 10 years to halve the literacy and numeracy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, the Prime Minister has stated that there will be no a one-size-fits-all solution to the issue. The PM has also made a commitment to ensure that four-year-olds in remote Aboriginal communities have proper access to pre-school […]
-
Smoking Initiatives a Good Start
Today’s announcement by the Rudd Government that it will spend $14.5 million to fund initiatives to curb high smoking rates among Aboriginal people has been welcomed by two leading Aboriginal health research bodies. The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) and the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) said the anti-smoking initiative […]
-
Jamie Gulpilil
Keeping it Real Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 A shy young man charms us all as he takes out the Deadly for Actor of the Year. Jamie Gulpilil is perhaps the most unaffected actor ever to grace our screens. This humble young man with the famous father almost seemed to be wondering what all […]
-
Troy n Trevelyn and the Tribe
rong> Tribal Ties Deadly Vibe Issue 116, October 2006 Backed by their sensation five-piece band, Troy “˜n’ Trevelyn an d t he Tribe received some long over due recognition at this year’s Deadlys. Troy and Trevelyn Brady have been diligently toiling, touring, creating and delivering their unique musical message for many years now, and as […]
-
The 2001 Deadlys
The winners of the 7th Deadly Sounds Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music Awards (aka “˜the Deadlys’) were announced tonight at cityLIVE, Fox Studios. Band of the Year went to cult Territory rockers Letterstick Band, who are part of the An Barra clan located on the coast of northeast Arnhem Land near Maningrida. A big […]
-
Lloyd McDermott
In Good Company Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 A lifetime of work is recognised for one proud Wakka Wakka man. Each year, the Ella Award pays tribute to a legend of Indigenous sport, an d t his year the honour was bestowed upon a man whose principals and pride as both a sportsperson and […]
-
Xavier Clark
Deadly Vibe Issue 89 July, 2004 Home and away High-flying Saint Xavier Clarke is not only on the fast track to the top of the AFL but he is also proving himself one of the finest young Indigenous role models in sport. Since he debuted with St Kilda in 2000, Xavier, who moved to Melbourne […]
-
Kimberly Wanganeen
Deadly Vibe Issue 106 December 2005 Black Beauty Is this the face of Australia? Deadly Vibe meets our very own beauty queen. The beauty of Aboriginal people is the beauty of the real Australia ” strong, proud and unique. In an act that illustrates how this beauty is now acknowledged more than ever, a young […]
-
Training Day
Story: Training Day Training Day Awards recognise the people who are training our future leaders. The Australian Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, the Hon. Gary Hardgrave MP, recently presented the 2006 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices at a gala dinner at Luna Park in Sydney. The Awards acknowledged 22 outstanding […]
-
Garma Festival
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Good Karma at Garma The annual Garma Festival allows black and white to come together to share knowledge. “A garma is a sort of place ” of rich resources for many people, this garma thing. For all Yolngu [people]. Like this, all Yolngu always used to come to this […]
-
Masters of Ceremony
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 Ngadju dancers help launch the Commonwealth Games. Among the 5000-plus performers who featured in the spectacular Commonwealth Games opening ceremony were seven dancers from Norseman in Western Australia. The Ngadju Dancers were the only performers representing Western Australia, and almost didn’t make it at all. The group received an […]
-
The 2003 Deadlys
This year’s National Indigenous Music, Sport, Entertainment & Community Awards (“˜the Deadlys’) was truly a spectacular event. Hosted at the Sydney Opera House, the Deadlys filled the Drama Theatre to capacity with an audience which included Australia’s “˜A’ list of celebrities. For the first time-ever, the Deadlys will be broadcast to a national audience on […]
-
Noonga Reconciliation Group (NRG)
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Sharing the Spirit Thinking nationally by acting locally ” reconciliation is alive and kicking in Brisbane. A special reconciliation group in Brisbane is bringing reconciliation alive through education, healthy debate and good old fashioned fun. Noonga Reconciliation Group (NRG) was established in August 1997 during the time of the […]
Read previous Events stories from our archives: