Two Indigenous students are among a group of 17 winners of the Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence Last year, 467 students were recognised by the Australian Government for outstanding achievement in Vocational Education and Training (VET) through the awarding of Australian Vocational Student Prizes (AVSP). This year, the top AVSP winner in each of […]
The key to a healthier future lies in education. An education can do more than just open up future job opportunities. It has also been shown to have a profound impact on health and well-being. In the remote Jawoyn Indigenous communities to the east of Katherine, in the Northern Territory, a special project is helping […]
Story: Ruby’s Reward An eminent Aboriginal author receives top award for a lifetime of educating others. Prominent Aboriginal author and historian Dr Ruby Langford Ginibi was honoured with the 2005 Australia Council for the Arts Writers Emeritus Award at a special ceremony at the Sydney Writers Festival in May this year. The $50,000 Writers Emeritus […]
Story: School of Life No basket too hard – life skills create new paths for young men. A course in life skills is making a real difference to the lives and futures of young Indigenous people of North West Queensland. The Course in Skills for the Future, currently running at the Mount Isa Institute of […]
Story: Getting it Right Helping young people from remote areas reach their goals. A group of participants from the Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP) came to Canberra on August 10 and 11 to provide direct input into in the 2006 IYMP Provider Forum. The IYMP provides young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from remote […]
Story: Training Day Training Day Awards recognise the people who are training our future leaders. The Australian Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, the Hon. Gary Hardgrave MP, recently presented the 2006 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices at a gala dinner at Luna Park in Sydney. The Awards acknowledged 22 outstanding […]
Story: Pathways to Success Indigenous education specialists come together to improve our outcomes. The second annual Indigenous Higher Education Conference was held in September of this year at the University of Western Australia, Perth. The Conference, called Partnerships, Pathways and Policies: Improving Indigenous Education Outcomes, focused on improving partnerships between key organisations to develop guaranteed […]
Story: Principal Performer Felicity Dear, Principal of Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School in Bunbury, recently received a 2006 Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy and/or Numeracy. The award recognises Felicity’s personal commitment to improving literacy and numeracy in her community. Throughout her career, Felicity has worked to enthuse and inspire staff and students in […]
Winner: Mirika Winmar School: Quairading District High School (WA) We are off to celebrate our first Deadly Vibe/ DETYA Barbeque. Mirika Winmar was waiting when we arrived at Quairading District High School with our very special guest May O’Brien. Mr Rowlie Mellor, the school principal very kindly invited Deadly Vibe and DETYA to join in […]
Winner: Tessimah Bin Maarus School: Sacred Heart School (Beagle Bay Broome WA) The Vibe/DETYA team then took to the air and headed for Broome for the second barbeque. The team arrived in Beagle Bay near Broome and headed for Sacred Heart School, where again the weather was great and the day went according to plan. […]
Winner: Emma Honery School: Platsburg Public School (Newcastle NSW) THE NEWCASTLE CONNECTION! Back on 24 September 2001, Vibe barbeque queens Denise Wilson and Alicia Coughlan of the Vibe team set out to reward 11-year-old Emma Honery of Platsburg Public School in Newcastle with a special barbeque event. Emma entered the ‘Take an Ambassador to School’ […]
Winner: Wesley Middleton School: Delroy High School. (Dubbo NSW) WESLEY MEETS HIS FOOTY HERO Wednesday, 27 February was an important date for Dubbo’s Delroy High School. Year 8 student Wesley Middleton had won the ‘Take an Ambassador to School’ essay-writing competition and the Vibe team was travelling to the central New South Wales town to […]
Winner: Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera and Rebecca Gray School: Challa Gardens Public School and Alberton Primary School (Adelaide SA) ADELAIDE SIZZLES FOR A SYDNEY SWAN The Deadly Vibe BBQ team jetted in to Adelaide on Thursday, 20 June to reward two students who had won the ‘Take An Ambassador To School – My Story’ essay-writing competition. Sponsored […]
Winner: Gary Karpany School: John Morphett Primary School (Adelaide SA) John Morphett Primary School, SA ” December 3, 2002 It was standing room only in the school auditorium as almost 200 people gathered to witness traditional owner Aunty Josie Augus of the Kaurna people perform the Welcome to Country and Gary Karpany, a Year six […]
Winner: Jade Dickerson School: White Gum Valley Public School (White Gum Valley WA) White Gum Valley Public School, WA – August 13, 2003 On August 13, Vibe members Denise Wilson and Dave Beaumont travelled to White Gum Valley Primary School in Western Australia to present Jade Dickerson with a well-deserved prize for a great story […]
Winner: Blayde Foley School: Padstow Heights Primary School (Padstow NSW) Padstow Heights Primary School, NSW – August 19, 2003 Blayde Foley is the only Aboriginal student at Padstow Heights Primary School in Sydney’s south-west. And thanks to a terrific story Blayde entered in Deadly Vibe’s ‘My Story’ competition, his school was paid a memorable visit […]
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