Congratulations to all participants in the Bendigo Vibe Alive on 25th & 26th May 2011. Here is the official list of winners: GOOD VIBRATIONS RIBBONS JUNIOR GOOD VIBRATIONS PRESENTER Dizzy Doolan PLACE TEAM NAME SCHOOL 3rd Fly Kick Wentworth Public School 2nd St Peters Red St Peters Primary School 1st The Wenty Crew Wentworth Public […]
p> Indigenous Health Minister Warren Snowdon announced the new partnership which will see 70 accommodation facilities managed by Aboriginal Hostels (AHL) move to stamp out smoking. The move comes as part of a Federal Government plan to close the life expectancy gap. Mr Snowdon says the AHL will help spread anti-smoking messages nationwide to around […]
Get ready Port Augusta! Excitement is already building for the fourth Vibe Alive festival in Port Augusta on 24-25 August. Vibe Alive is a fun, two day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Aside from the awesome fun on offer at the festival, there’s all the […]
If you like basketball, art, hip hop, rapping and break dancing, then you don’t want to miss Thursday Island’s National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® on Wednesday 8 June 2011. The Vibe 3on3® – is a fun, free event for Aboriginals and non-Indigenous Australians. There’ll be basketball, dancing, music, […]
Organisers and festival goers have declared Bendigo Vibe Alive a success, with over 40 schools from the region and even South Australia, taking part in the two day youth festival. More than 1600 students attended the event on Wednesday last week with another 450 students attending on the Thursday, bringing total numbers for the festival […]
One of the featured events of the Townsville Vibe Alive Festival on this Wednesday and Thursday will be the performance of tracks from the Song Nation Music Project. The Song Nation Music Project will be screening the hip-hop film clips made by four local schools – the Ayr State School, St Teresa’s College, Abergowrie, the […]
Adding a constitutional flavour to the Vibe Alive Festival on this week in Townsville will be the unveiling of the Preamble School’s Art Project by Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Curtis Pitt. Vibe Alive is a fun, two-day festival for all school-aged Australians that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures […]
Australians marked National Sorry Day in communities across the country yesterday, reflecting on the grief and trauma experienced by members of the Stolen Generations. Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon said The Australian Government recognised that for members of the Stolen Generations, healing is a continuing process that requires ongoing support and understanding. “In […]
The final countdown is now on for Vibe Alive Bendigo on 25th & 26th May 2011. Media are invited to attend a number of Vibe Alive events around the festival. All will take place at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds (Bendigo Showgrounds) , 42-72 Holmes Rd, Bendigo, VIC 3550. Media are invited to attend: The […]
Newly crowned IBF middleweight world champ, Daniel Geale has opened the door to a possible rematch with Anthony Mundine, describing it as a, “chance to shut him up for good”. The only loss of Geale’s professional career thus far came at the hands of Mundine, who narrowly beat him on points in 2009. Geale walked […]
The Sydney Opera House, Bangarra Dance Theatre, and the Biennale of Sydney will help emerging Aboriginal artists kickstart their careers, following an injection of more than $1 million funding from the NSW Government. The funding will support new programs, partnerships and jobs in the State’s Aboriginal arts and cultural sector, Minister for the Arts, George […]
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its concern at the watering down of significant Welcome to Country acknowledgements in Victoria. Chairwoman Bev Manton said the gesture was a symbol of respect and acknowledgement for the original custodians of this country we all love so dearly. She expressed her sadness that the Victorian […]
Three high achieving Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Indigenous law students have received scholarships to help ease the costs of study. The $5,000 scholarships come from the McCullough Robertson Support Fund for Indigenous Law Students which provides ongoing financial assistance to QUT students to encourage high-achieving Indigenous students into private practice. Professor Larissa Behrendt, professor […]
Megan Davis, the first Indigenous Australian women to be elected to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues attended her first session of the Forum in New York this week. She joins 16 independent experts nominated by Governments and Indigenous organisations across the world to examine Indigenous issues including economic and social development, […]
Round 9 of the 2011 AFL season was today launched as Indigenous Round, a themed round to acknowledge and celebrate Indigenous players of our game. The launch took place in Yarra Park, beside the MCG, where the traditional game of Marngrook was played. Indigenous Round will feature a ‘warrior’ theme. Jason Mifsud said the warrior […]
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