They are the quiet achievers who make a resounding difference in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders every day. From urban, regional and remote Australia, the 2010 Deadly Community Award nominees are achieving alongside their people, great things. Today, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards, aka […]
The quest to find Indigenous Australia’s best in 2010 has begun. Finalists were announced today in what is arguably Australia’s biggest, single event celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and voting is now open. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards, aka the Deadlys, is back for its […]
2010 DEADLY AWARDS CATEGORIES MUSIC MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT IN MUSICSINGLE RELEASE OF THE YEAR*ALBUM OF THE YEAR*BAND OF THE YEAROUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN RNB AND HIP HOPMALE ARTIST OF THE YEARFEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR SPORT MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT IN SPORTOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AFLOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NRLFEMALE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEARMALE SPORTSPERSON OF THE […]
Mary G, is the self-effacing “Queen of the Kimberley” who is not only making us laugh but also making a difference. She recently received Amnesty International’s Human Rights medal for her work in empowering the Indigenous community. No longer just a Kimberley product she is now a national icon after producing two TV series broadcast […]
Claude Williams is a certified ‘Black Diamond’ of Aboriginal sport in Australia, having played first-division rugby league and basketball for New South Wales. Born in Camperdown, New South Wales in 1952, Claude played 12 games on the wing for South Sydney in 1972-73. After switching codes he went on to represent New South Wales in […]
Nikki Ashby, aka Essentz or Miss DOO WOP, is a descendant of the Kaurna and Narrunga peoples from South Australia. She has an outstanding professional background as a dancer, choreographer, director, actor, hip hop specialist and movement teacher. She has over 20 years performance experience on stage and has outstanding credits in television, stage works, […]
The all new National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – is coming to Toowoomba on Friday August 6, 2010. The Vibe 3on3® brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people for a fun free day of basketball, dancing, music, health and culture. The event encourages sportsmanship, teaches new skills and builds […]
The National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – will be holding a special NAIDOC Week event in Casula in Sydney’s west on 30 June, with Penrith Panthers star player Maurice Blair making a guest appearance. Maurice will join the event for the whole day, mingling with youth and passing […]
A capacity crowd in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall has crowned its latest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievers at the 15th Deadlys awards. Performers Jessica Mauboy, the Doonooch Dancers, Street Warriors and Casey Donovan were among those who helped celebrate the night of nights for Black Australia in the Sydney Opera House Concert […]
The National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – is coming to Palmerston on Saturday, 19 June 2010! Due to the overwhelming popularity of last year’s Palmerston Vibe 3on3, this deadly sport and music festival is returning to the Top End in our ‘Super Saturday’ format. The Vibe 3on3® brings […]
Entries are open for the 2010 Heart Foundation Indigenous Student Art Award and, this year, secondary school and university students can enter too. TAFE Queensland Chief Operating Officer Deb Daly said the award, which offered state-wide exposure, had proven popular so it was being opened up to Queensland students from year 8 upwards. “The success […]
Despite it being the first ever Vibe Alive festival in Townsville organisers say they were overwhelmed by the number of participants who showed up for the Vibe Alive festival and as a result they were forced to close registrations early. “We were blown away by the support for the festival,” says executive producer of the […]
Finalists for this year& #39;s 27th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award have been announced today by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and principal sponsor Telstra. Telstra Art Award curator Kate Podger congratulated the 96 artists selected for this year& #39;s Telstra Art Award. “We had a […]
Vibe Alive has hit the ground running in 2010, launching it’s latest season of events with a massive two days of fun and activities in Moree on May 19 and 20. If you were hoping to gauge just what an impact Vibe Alive has had on students from around the country, you only had to […]
Australian legend Ernie Dingo is one of the bright stars travelling to Townsville on 26 and 27 May for the community’s first-ever Vibe Alive. He will be joined by former Harlem Globe Trotter Dwayne Cross and actor Michael Tuahine as the community celebrates the talent of Townsville’s young people and supports them making smart education […]
A huge groundswell of community support has ensured a further 12 months funding for NITV, but the battle isn’t over yet. Tanya Denning takes us inside the campaign to keep NITV on the box. DV: A further 12 months funding for NITV is great news, but obviously not what you were hoping for, where does […]
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