5th & 6th November – Vibe Alive Festival Kalgoorlie There is still time to register for this great event – don’t miss out! Wednesday 5th November – Vibe Alive Opening Ceremony9 – 10amKalgoorlie Playing Fields Osmetti Drive off Johnston Street Vibe Alive – Opening Ceremony is a must see and includes performances by our role […]
The community of Rockhampton is preparing to play host to students from all across QLD, when Vibe Alive hits town on November 19 & 20, 2008. Vibe Alive is a two day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that incorporates music, sport, art, education and healthy living in a high-energy, youth-friendly setting. Vibe Alive […]
Deadlys Hit New Heights The evolution of the Deadlys has been a fascinating one to watch. Each year the event has reached new heights and, true to form, the Deadlys hit a new high in 2006. This year’s event saw a record number of votes, record attendance and a record number of Northern Territorian winners, […]
A Night to Remember At the very outset, it was clear that the 2007 Deadly Awards were going to be something special. From the moment some of our 1967 Referendum heroes – Lester Bostock, Harriet Ellis, Dulcie Flower, Naomi Mayer, John Moriarty, Christine Mumbler and Hazel Wilson – took to the stage to a standing […]
The 14th annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards will be raising the roof at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Thursday, October 9, 2008, as the cream of black Australia comes together to celebrate Indigenous excellence in music, sport, entertainment and community achievement. Starring on the Deadlys stage in 2008 will be the […]
Who’s Who Worker Profile: John Paul Janke John Janke was the first Aboriginal student to graduate from Year 12 at his high school. Since then he has gone from strength to strength. Originally from Cairns, John moved to Canberra where he worked as a public affairs officer with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission […]
To advertise a job on Vibe Worker, first you must register a Vibe Account. You can go to our registration page by clicking here. After registering a new account, or logging in with a pre-existing account, you will then be taken to the Member Home page which allows you to view or modify your members […]
The performers for the 2008 Deadly Awards have been announced and what a night it promises to be. The Deadlys – the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, sport, entertainment and community awards, is renowned for showcasing only the best in Indigenous talent and this year will be no exception. The 2008 line-up includes […]
Ending speculation he may heading to European Rugby, Greg Inglis has singed a new four year deal with the Melbourne storm worth more than $1.8m. It has also been revealed that Greg is in line to become the face of an Indigenous leadership campaign run by the NRL. Inglis is set to become the poster […]
TAHLIA Rotumah admits she is “flavour of the month” among her proud friends and family at home in Tweed Heads. But her popularity is likely to last longer than a month. At just 16 years of age, Rotumah, a sprinter with cerebral palsy, has made history as the first Indigenous woman to compete at the […]
Think you could be at risk of kidney disease? Don’t delay – get checked today. Kidney disease is having an even greater impact on Indigenous communities than previously realised, particularly in the Northern Territory, where it is estimated that up to 50 per cent of Indigenous people over 35 years old have kidney disease. New […]
Nurture our kids and they’ll grow up strong and happy. Communities across the country will be holding special events to celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day on August 4, which is organised each year by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC). SNAICC first initiated National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day […]
Australian families will have access to a whole range of new health services – including a $150 voucher for teen dental care, a free health check for kids about to start school and a guide to kids’ health and development for parents under a new initiative announced by the Federal Government. New health services include: […]
The Close the Gap coalition has presented the Federal Government and Opposition with a set of National Indigenous Health Equality Targets to address the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. “The targets are specific, time-bound commitments that will keep us on track to close the gap,” says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Protect your kids from measles – get them vaccinated! Measles was once a common childhood illness. However, after the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1966, reported cases became extremely rare. But in the past few years, numbers of reported cases of measles have started to increase again. This is mostly due to tourists bringing […]
Don’t kid yourself – alcohol is a drug too. A lot of us don’t realise that, just like marijuana, ice or heroin, alcohol is a drug. And it’s not just any drug – it’s the most widely used drug in Australia. While there are some potential health benefits linked to the light consumption of alcohol, […]
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