The Chant of Tom E. Lewis One of our greatest actors receives the prestigious Red Ochre Award. Actor, musician and artistic director Tom E. Lewis has been honoured with the 2006 Red Ochre Award by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. The Red Ochre Award was established […]
Remembering a Legend He was one of Australia’s all-time great sporting legends. Fifty-four years after his passing, a ceremony was held to honour the great Dave Sands. Boxing legend Dave Sands was part of one of Australia most famous sporting families, the Fighting Sands Brothers. Born in Kempsey in1926, Dave was part of one of […]
All-Star Setback The All-Stars suffer their first defeat at the hands of the Bombers. Despite starting the match as hot favourites, the Indigenous All-Stars suffered the first defeat in their four game history last month, losing to Essendon 93–43. Thirteen thousand spectators crammed into Darwin’s TIO Stadium on Friday, February 9 to watch the return […]
Neverending Story Guurrbi is a time, a place, a space: a personal sanctuary or dwelling place made sacred by Yirmbal, the Rainbow Serpent; a place for reflection and for the quiet time spent before bora when important decisions are made. For thousands of years, Aboriginal people have passed on knowledge through painting and storytelling. This […]
Making the Konect-ion A young Indigenous hip hop artist wins an opportunity of a lifetime A young hip hop artist from Griffith in NSW has been given the key to the door of the notoriously tough Australian music industry. Konect-a-Dot (aka Paul Penrith) won the 2006 CAAMA Music Best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artist […]
The Hard Way You can’t keep a good man down ” just look at Brad Hardman, a young golfer who has overcome tremendous hardship to chase his dream of becoming the world’s best, one shot at a time. Brad Hardman was always a natural sportsman. He was an avid rugby league player and also took […]
Talent Factory With the 2006 AFL Draft producing a record number of Indigenous draftees, Deadly Vibe takes a look at the most successful and unique breeding ground for top Indigenous footballing talent in the country – the Clontarf Football Academy. The Motto of the Clontarf Football Academy is “From little things big things grow” and, […]
Great Expectations One is a tried a true performer at the apex of his career. The other is tipped as being the Next Big Thing in Australian football. Kasey Wehrman and David Williams travelle d t housands of miles to chase their dreams and now these two deadly brothers are lighting up two of the […]
Riding High Deadly Vibe Issue 117, November 2006 In a sport that has seen very few black faces in the elite level, jockey Lyall Appo can hold his head high as a true pioneer for Indigenous racing. Lyall Appo may have never won the Melbourne Cup or the Doncaster Handicap, but in Queensland racing the […]
The Real Deal Deadly Vibe Issue 117, November 2006 While his career is only just getting started, exciting young footballer Danyle Pearce is already running out of room on his mantelpiece. Two years ago, Danyle Pearce was overlooked in the 2004 AFL draft despite topping the 20-metre sprint, agility run and running vertical jump tests. […]
Future Calling Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 Our Trainee of the Year wants to lead by example. It was a visibly shocked Nicole Zimmermann who made her way up to the stage after being announced the winner of the Deadly for Trainee of the Year. Nicole works for the Australian Customs Service in Darwin, […]
Over the Airwaves Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 Koori radio presenter Paulette Whitton didn’t realise just how popular she was until she was awarded with a Deadly for Broadcaster of the Year. All across Sydney, Monday to Friday, the Indigenous community tunes into Paulette Whitton and her Blackchat program. Paulette has been working in […]
Doctor in the House Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 A hard-working doctor gets a big thank you from the Aboriginal community. There are so many incredible people out there who are working tirelessly to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Every single one of them deserves our gratitude, […]
For the Love of Language Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 One of our greatest educators wins a Deadly for his crucial work with the Wiradjuri language. This isn’t the first time that Stan Grant Senior has been nominated for a Deadly award. Stan was a nominee for the Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres […]
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 […]
Absent Friends Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 A lifetime of achievement is acknowledged but where was everybody? One of the most important awards of the night, the Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music was marked by the absence of its two main players ” the award’s […]
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