Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Young, Black and Deadly The Deadlys acknowledges a young fella who’s working his way towards a better future. The Deadlys 2005 marked the presentation of the first Apprentice of the Year Award, a terrific new addition to the Deadlys’ community-based acknowledgments. The award was sponsored by the NSW Department […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Sharing the Spirit Thinking nationally by acting locally ” reconciliation is alive and kicking in Brisbane. A special reconciliation group in Brisbane is bringing reconciliation alive through education, healthy debate and good old fashioned fun. Noonga Reconciliation Group (NRG) was established in August 1997 during the time of the […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Remembering Myall Creek Reconciliation is all about forging a new future by honouring the past and healing old wounds. In many places across the country, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people have come together in various ways to acknowledge history and move forward in unity. One of the most poignant of […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 106 December 2005 Black Beauty Is this the face of Australia? Deadly Vibe meets our very own beauty queen. The beauty of Aboriginal people is the beauty of the real Australia ” strong, proud and unique. In an act that illustrates how this beauty is now acknowledged more than ever, a young […]
Long Walks Again Deadly Vibe Issue 117, November 2006 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Back in November 2004, AFL Legend and Aboriginal activist Michael Long set out to walk from his home in Melbourne to Canberra. Fed up with the lack of action being taken to address the plight […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Good Karma at Garma The annual Garma Festival allows black and white to come together to share knowledge. “A garma is a sort of place ” of rich resources for many people, this garma thing. For all Yolngu [people]. Like this, all Yolngu always used to come to this […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 Dancing Queen The first Australian Aboriginal classical ballet dancer was Roslyn Watson, who was born in 1954 in Brisbane of Biri descent. Roslyn began dancing when she was only 12 and at 15 she was awarded an Abstudy grant and enrolled in the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. After […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 King Hitter He made it to the top despite the odds ” Deadly Vibe salutes two of our greatest Aboriginal boxing champion. Our most recent Indigenous world title-holder has come into the ring with the same kind of passion and heart that typified Lionel’s own fighting spirit. Queenslander Robbie […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 Shooting Star A towering teenage takes on the world. With young Australian Andrew Bogut recently being selected as the number one pick in the NBA draft, Australia is now well and truly establishing itself as one of the great pools of basketball talent in the world. And one of […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 Only the Beginning At just 15 years of age, this young fella is already on his way to AFL glory. With more young Aboriginal players breaking though to the AFL every year, it’s quite obvious that the level of Indigenous talent in the national sport is only going to […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 Poetry in Motion For one young writer, winning is twice as nice Receiving recognition for your achievements in the shape of an award is always a gratifying experience. But for one young poet from Brisbane, this experience was twice as special ” and for good reason. Samuel Wagan Watson, […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 80 October 2003 A good old knees-up Andrew McLeod started the season in familiar territory, winning the Michael Tuck Medal for Player of the Match in the final of the Wizard Home Loans Cup against Collingwood. After already winning two Best on Field awards in the Crows’ back-to-back grand final wins in […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Taking it to da streets This MC brings power to the people with his own brand of “abodigital” hip hop. Wire MC, a a Gumbayngirri descendant from Bowraville, on the mid north coast of New South Wales, has been bringing his country rebel beats to the city streets and […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Rising Up A little bit roots, a little bit Beastie Boys and distinctly Australian ” Propaganda Klann have plenty to say and certainly aren’t shy about saying it. Based in Melbourne, St Kilda-based Propaganda Klann is an exciting cooperative of highly-talented musicians who share a love of creating tunes […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Step Back in Time One Aboriginal school girl takes a trip back in time to 1861. Ever wondered what it would have been like to live life as a station worker back in 1861, before the advent of modern technology, cars or electricity? Well just ask 17 year-old Danielle […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Bowled Over A rising hip hop star gets the shock of his life at the Deadlys. Lez Beckett was a picture of astonishment as he accepted his award for Most Promising New Talent in Music at this year’s Deadlys. Grasping his award with one hand and looking with bewildered […]
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