Swan Hill – February 28

The all new National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – is coming to Swan Hill on Saturday February 28, 2009. This will be the first time the popular sport and music festival has visited the heart of the Murray region with the new ‘Super Saturday’ format. The Vibe 3on3® […]

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Make sure you measure up

Grab that tape measure, your life could depend on it One in every two Australian adults is overweight. Irrespective of your height or build, if your waistline is getting bigger it could mean you are at increased risk of chronic diseases like some cancers, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. You may have seen those […]

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David Williams

This month’s health tips are from international soccer star, David Williams, currently playing for Danish club Brondby FC. What kind of training do you do? We train five times a week, which is roughly two hours a day, which is ten am to noon. We have a whole range of warm-ups and slow drills, then […]

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Bowen, Thurston on track for comeback

Matt Bowen is on track for a surprise NRL return in North Queensland’s round one clash with Brisbane. Bowen missed much of the 2008 season after undergoing knee surgery in July and has just begun light running for the first time since the operation. The Cowboys have described Bowen’s rehabilitation from the surgery as “encouraging” […]

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No housing without jobs, says former Minister

Housing should not be provided to remote Aboriginal communities where people are unable to pay rent or service a mortgage, according to former Labor Minister Gary Johns. Writing in a paper released today by the Menzies Research Centre, Dr Johns argues that money spent on remote community housing, while “generous and well-targeted”, has resulted in […]

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New Year’s Blues

Some people plunge into the excitement of a new year but others plunge into depression, anxious about the 12 months ahead. The end of a year is always a mad rush to get everything done, followed by indulgence and celebrations and the expectation that a new year will be bigger and better. When reality doesn’t […]

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Lou Bennett – Language of Hope

Deadly Vibe Issue 142 “I said do you speaka my language? He just smiled and made me a vegemite sandwich.” (Land Down Under, Men at Work, 1984) Unfortunately not many Australians “speaka the language” of Indigenous Australia. But if musician and actor Lou Bennett has her way, they soon will. Lou believes that, like our […]

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Brandon Walters – A Star is Born

Deadly Vibe Issue 142 He’s the newest face in film. Meet Brandon Walters – star of Australia. Brandon Walters has been described by the famous Australian film director Baz Luhrmann as “our next leading man”, but even a key role in a $130 million international film hasn’t convinced Brandon that acting is his future. “I […]

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Christine Anu & Deni Hines

Deadly Vibe Issue 142 Following a successful tour earlier this year, two of our most pre-eminent songstresses are hitting the road once more for a very special cause. Christine Anu and Deni Hines are well-known as two of Australia’s most successful female artists. Both of these supremely talented soul sisters have been writing, performing and […]

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Leading from the Land

Indigenous rangers are on the frontline of environmental protection in some of our most remote regions. There is a school of thought that says leaders are made, not born, but David Claudie believes birthright based on land connection is central to Indigenous leadership. “My leadership comes from my great grandfather,” says the Kaanju man from […]

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She’s All That

Deadly Vibe Issue 141, November 2008 Singer, songwriter and now actor – things just keep getting bigger and better for Jessica Mauboy. When Jessica Mauboy walked onto the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage to present an award at the Deadlys last month, an audible gasp ran through the audience. With her hair swept up […]

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A League of his Own

In the midst of rugby league’s 100th year celebrations, Deadly Vibe catches up with one of the sport’s true legends – the one and only Arthur Beetson. Some sportsmen reach such amazing heights during their careers, the impression they leave behind not only canonises them in the sporting history forever; it changes the very fabric […]

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Magic Rabbit

Deadly Vibe Issue 139 In 2008, South Sydney pulled a rabbit out of the hat in the form of precocious young half-back Chris Sandow. Chris’s electric play energised the Bunnies to a mid-season revival and paved the way to Dally M Rookie of the Year honours. Deadly Vibe catches up with Chris to chat about […]

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Dubbo

U10 BoysTorano RaptersMartin RobertsLeroy ToomeyJosh ToomeyMichael TownsendPresenter: Irene Peachey U12 BoysDemonsJordan MorrowBenjamin CroxonDarryl Blom U14 BoysGil BoysRobbie GreenawayChris PopeCorben CarneyBeau Riley (not present)Presenter: Kim Thonley, HIC U18 BoysMalley BullsAlbert WilsonDenis WilsonCameron Hall Ronald Johnson U10 GirlsFoxy GirlsPaige CaswellChloe KnoxShelbi RyanCourtney Chatfield (not present)Presenter: Eunice Peachey, Thubbo AMS U12 GirlsDeadly GirlsJessica ToomeySarah RobertsLizzy ToomeyBillie TownsendPresenter: Steve […]

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3on3 Keeps the Rain at Bay

Not even the threat of a cyclone could keep the community of Gladstone from coming out in force for the Vibe 3on3™. The good vibes just keep on spreading across the country, with the Vibe 3on3™ stopping off at the community of Gladstone in northern Queensland on the weekend of March 25 and 26. Gladstone […]

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Taree Triumphs

The Vibe 3on3™ paid its first visit to the picturesque town of Taree on the weekend of March 4 and 5, and the team were met with an overwhelming welcome from an enthusiasm and energetic community. The weekend was an undisputed triumph, with hordes of young people heading to Saxby’s Stadium for two days of […]

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