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A new game plan
Name: Dimity Trudgett One year out, this young teacher couldn’t be happier When students at Dubbo Senior College were preparing for the HSC recently, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) teacher Dimity Trudgett could well relate to what they were experiencing. After all, it wasn’t so long ago that the 23-year-old was sitting exams […]
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Teacher swaps chalk for wax
Name: Margie Mills Teaching is one of the most important and challenging professions around and few people understand the pressures many teachers face. After 15 years of teaching physical education, Margie Mills has found that the perfect way to unwind after a hard day’s work is to get down to the ocean and escape into […]
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Pularumpi School (Melville Island NT)
Winner: Neasha Benton School: Pularumpi School (Melville Island NT) Melville Magic The Vibe crew headed up to the Tiwi Islands last month to congratulate some talented students. The vibrant Indigenous community of Melville Island recently played host to the Vibe barbecue thanks to the work of three talented young students. Neasha Benton, Thecla Brogan and […]
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Graduating With Distinction
Story: Graduating With Distinction Remember our profile on the Vocational and Educational Guidance for Aboriginals Scheme (VEGAS) a few months back? Administered by the Department of Education, Science & Training (DEST) through its National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy, VEGAS funds organisations that help Indigenous young people get a full education, such as […]
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Padstow Heights Primary School (Padstow NSW)
Winner: Blayde Foley School: Padstow Heights Primary School (Padstow NSW) Padstow Heights Primary School, NSW – August 19, 2003 Blayde Foley is the only Aboriginal student at Padstow Heights Primary School in Sydney’s south-west. And thanks to a terrific story Blayde entered in Deadly Vibe’s ‘My Story’ competition, his school was paid a memorable visit […]
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Job of the Month – Security Officer
A security officer is a great job, as 10 Koori graduates from a security officer program recently held in Canberra will agree
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Job of the Month – Registered Nurse
Thought about working in a hospital and providing care for the sick?
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Trying to make school a deadly place to be
The teachers don’t know what it’s like for us kids, they don’t want to know
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