Deadly Vibe Issue 77 July 2003 WHEN YOU’RE THE DAUGHTER OF A FAMOUS athlete, one doesn’t have to look too far for motivation or support when tackling a sport. Jessica Peris, the eldest daughter of hockey player-turned-runner Nova Peris, is naturally talented in her own right. At only 13, she’s already making a name for […]
>Deadly Vibe Issue 77 TAMARA GRANT, 15, IS ALL ABOUT ATHLETICS. This Year 10 student from Queensland’s Redbank Plains State High School has competed in the 100m, 200m, long jump and triple jump events for the past five years. Her parents are supportive of their daughter’s training. After all, Mum’s a sprinter, her dad played […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 Right on track While most of our Deadly winners were happy to kick up their heels at the after-party and celebrate their success, Josh Ross had much more serious matters on his mind. You see, our Male Sportsperson of the Year has Commonwealth gold in his sights. “I’m already […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 91 September 2004 Last winter, Deadly Vibe featured a story on the 2002 runner-up ‘best and fairest’ of the WAFL – Daniel Wells. At the time, Daniel was just settling into his first season in the AFL with the Kangaroos, after being picked second in the 2002 draft. One year on and […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 75 It’s not much of a surprise that Norayah Hewitt’s favourite animal is a cheetah ” she spends a lot of her time acting like one and running as fast as she can. Norayah, who lives on the Gold Coast, is so quick off the mark that she took out the Australian […]
Born in Murwillumbah, northern NSW, Jasmine is a descendant of the Gubbi Gubbi people in south-east Queensland. In her final year of studies at NAISDA College, 1988, she performed with the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre in Melbourne, Germany and Finland. She also undertook a three-month secondment with the Melbourne company Danceworks, under the direction […]
>Deadly Vibe Issue 74 Matthew Hodgson’s football career started while he was still at high school. As a student of St Edward’s Catholic School in Gosford, he played both league and union, and he was selected to play rugby for the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) while in Years 11 and 12. Plying […]
>DEADLY VIBE ISSUE 74 Soccer player Shane Lyons is the son of Cliff and Debbie. Yes, Cliff Lyons, the former Manly Warringah rugby league legend, State of Origin performer and Australian Kangaroo who was one of league’s greatest players. Does he feel under any pressure to perform, being the son of a famous dad? “No, […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 74 April 2003 Jason Roe is a very excited young man these days. He has signed a one-year contract with his favourite footy team. “I always wanted to play with Collingwood,” he said. “As a kid I barracked for the Western Bulldogs until Mark West retired and ever since then I supported […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 80, 2003 Milton Thaiday announced himself to the rugby world in style this year, capping a meteoric rise from obscurity when he made his run-on debut for the Waratahs in their round-nine clash against the Crusaders at Aussie Stadium. The exciting utility back was named in the starting team as a replacement […]
>Deadly Vibe Issue 73 March 2003 There are many Aboriginal organisations throughout Australia that understand and recognise the needs of their local communities and residents. They work hard to fulfil these needs and to produce a better living and working environment for their people. One such organisation is the Mildura Aboriginal Corporation and one of […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 113 July 2006 Who’s That Girl? When Ursula Yovich takes the stage, people sit up and take notice. She’s one of our sweetest sisters, and she’s also one of our most talented. Ursula Yovich has emerged as one of Australian theatre’s most impressive young actors, and her recent appearance in Company B’s […]
>DEADLY VIBE ISSUE 72 February, 2003 Wiradjuri fulla Todd Williams has become the first Indigenous person to win Tamworth Country Music Festival’s Toyota Star Maker Quest in its 24-year history. The emotional win, which gives Todd a car, a recording contract and a full round of gigs for the next year, means he is well […]
>Deadly Vibe Issue 72 February 2003 A number of quality bands have cut their musical teeth in the desert area of central Australia: just think Lajamanu Teenage Band, Warren H Williams and Frank Yamma, to name a few. Many of their recordings have found their way to music enthusiasts’ hi-fi systems around the country. Another […]
Kerry Johnson was born in Griffith, a descending member of the Wiradjuri region of NSW. My introduction to the performing arts began at ADTR (Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern). I then successfully auditioned for NAISDA attaining a certificate in dance after completing 2 years of intense studies. In joining the growing community of freelance indigenous artists, […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 71 January 2003 Dance To The Music / Dancing To Drummond’s Beat Barbara Drummond was born to shake her groove thang. For this energetic young Torres Strait Islander, raised on both sides of the continent, dancing is an almost automatic response to hearing good music. And when she dances, people sit up […]
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