My Name Is… Ghenoa Gela (Move It Mob Style® host dancer) My Job Is… I call myself an independent artist – dancer, musician, actor… My mob Is… My totem on mum’s side is crocodile from the Koedal people (western part of Torres Strait); and my dad’s side totem is the Frigate bird, the Waumer people […]
From Erub (Darnley) Island in the Torres Strait), 26-year-old Torres Webb is a young Indigenous leader who, after being away for some years, has returned home and is now planting the seeds of hope back into his community. Torres was in the Indigenous Youth Parliament in 2009 and the Queensland Youth Parliament in 2010. He […]
An award-winning Aboriginal artist, De Greer-Yindimincarlie hails from Wiradjuri country in central western nSW but now lives on the Sunshine Coast, qLD. She has an impressive body of work, spanning 20 years, which she sells worldwide. DE’S ARTWORKS ARE Inspired by everyday occurrences, AND THEY incorporate BOTH modern and traditional Aboriginal colours and techniques. De […]
Lisa Michl draws on her homelands and her culture for inspiration. Her work is known nationally for its beautifully coloured earth tones and the intricate marks or lines that form delicate yet often bold designs. She describes her art as a way of mapping country, and of sharing the knowledge of significant places and stories […]
MY NAME IS… Benny Walker. MY POSITION IS… Singer/Songwriter. MY MOB IS… Yorta Yorta. I LIVE ON… Echuca, which is on country for me. The population here is around 15,000. BRIEF HISTORY… My grandfather was born on the Cummeragunja Mission. Cummeragunja was an Aboriginal mission established in 1881 on the NSW side of the Murray […]
From Murray Bridge in South Australia, 17-year-old Alex Wilson is a current player for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL, and she has just been named in the Australian Under-18 women’s basketball team. Deadly Vibe: How did you get started in basketball? Alex Wilson: I started playing basketball when I was four years old, my […]
Darug woman Leanne Tobin is the winner of this year’s NSW Parliament Aboriginal Art Prize with her moving symbolic work, Defending Country. It is the richest Aboriginal art prize in Australia, with a main prize of $40,000. Leanne’s beautiful work Defending Country depicts a pale-skinned, blue-eyed woman holding a shield against the backdrop of the […]
My name is: Karla Hart. My position is: “Drive” presenter and co-host of “The RnB Show” on Noongar Radio (100.9FM). I am also Manager of and a performer with the Kwarbah Djookian dance group; a role model with Role Models Australia throughout remote WA; a lecturer at Polytechnic West for the Solid Ground course; a […]
From Newcastle, NSW, Tanisha Stanton is the true definition of an “all-rounder”. After excelling in hockey then athletics, at just 15 years of age, Tanisha has played at the state and national level in both Netball and Touch Football, and has just been named in the U18 Australian women’s touch football team. Oh, and she’s […]
Sunshine Coast artist Michael Cook has just won this year’s Deadly Award for Visual Artist of the Year. Michael’s work is noted for its re-interpretation of colonial Australian history from an Indigenous point of view, and while his work has sometimes been controversial it is always beautiful. He is an artist with a unique photographic […]
MY NAME IS… Brian Dowd. MY POSITION IS… Business owner and founder of Black on Track, a program that won the 2011 Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment. MY MOB IS… the Gamilaroi Nation from northwest NSW in a place called Coonabarabran. I LIVE IN… Newcastle, NSW, though my […]
This month›s Young Achiever is an Indigenous science scholar, who has won the prestigious Mulpha Leadership Award at an International Science School. Joelene Puntoriero from Noonamah near Humpty Doo, NT, was selected for the award from 150 of the world’s top secondary-school science students who attended the renowned Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS). […]
South Australian artist Alison Riley’s painting ‘Seven Sisters’ was the people’s choice at the 28th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) and it’s an honour that makes her proud and happy. “My family is also very happy for me and that means a lot to me,” Mrs Riley says. Alison comes […]
MY NAME IS… Jeremy Whiskey MY POSITION IS… Lead guitarist, singer and song writer with Iwantja Band. MY MOB IS… Yankanytjara I LIVE IN… Iwantja community, also called Indulkana. At the top of the Stuart Highway in the Central Desert, South Australia. THE POPULATION HERE IS… About 150 people. BRIEF HISTORY… I grew up at […]
Peter Hoehn, a teacher at Tullawong state high school says, “in order to get to where you want to go in life you need clear goals.” The school runs an innovative program in indigenous leadership, health and cultural awareness that is making a real difference in students’ lives. Tullawong State High School, in Caboolture, is […]
Wiradjuri woman Tarina Perry’s ultimate goal is to teach in schools and guide Koori kids to make their educational experiences positive. She already has a Bachelor of Social Sciences and is midway through her Bachelor of Education, but learning hasn’t always come easily for Tarina. “Growing up, I was in and out of foster homes […]
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