The Vibe Alive festival for Bendigo is shaping up to be an event you don’t want to miss, with inspiring role models, local talent and culture and even a visit from Questacon. Planning is progressing for the two day festival with Aboriginal actor Luke Carroll and River Murray Aboriginal artist Kevin Kropinyeri confirmed as role […]
The national Vibe Alive festival is back in 2011 after a successful 2010 season where more than 10,000 young Australians experienced that special ‘vibe’ of a major youth festival. Vibe Alive is a fun, two day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and will be staged […]
Get into the VIBE by taking home your own piece of VIBE ALIVE. It’s wearable, bold and bright and designed by River Murray Aboriginal Artist and Vibe Alive arts facilitator Kevin Kropinyeri. Vibe Alive T-shirts and bucket hats are available for purchase to wear at an upcoming Vibe Alive festival or simply to remember us […]
Today the eagerly awaited second album of Yolgnu artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu titled Rrakala was released by Independent label Skinnyfish Music. Pre-album sales have raised expectations for this album with orders of 22,000 sold. This album follows his world renowned and critically acclaimed self titled debut double platinum album Gurrumul. The label promises more emotional […]
Young people from across the Darwin region descended on the Darwin Basketball Stadium on Friday for the third Darwin/Palmerston National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3. It was a day for the young people of the Northern Territory to shine with the local organising committee describing the event as ‘by […]
23-year-old indigenous singer/songwriter Brendon Boney is one of eight winners of the 2011 APRA Professional Development awards. Hailing from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Brendon is best known as one half of pop/jazz/folk duo Microwave Jenny. APRA present the Professional Development awards every two years. Eight winners are chosen in categories including Indigenous, Popular Contemporary […]
Around 400 young people took part in the first ever National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® held at Tennant Creek. Students attended songwriting workshops in the week leading up to the event with Northern Territory singer/songwriter Shellie Morris, later performing their compositions at the Vibe 3on3® on Friday in […]
Adelaide born soccer star Travis Dodds will join a host of dynamic role models at the Vibe 3on3® at Murray Bridge on Wednesday, 13 April 2011. Watch some of Travis Dodds’ best goals!
In a national first, a new hard hitting advertising campaign urging Indigenous Australians to break the chain and quit smoking hit the airwaves, newspapers and TV screens today as the Gillard Government continues its world leading action to combat tobacco use. This campaign depicts a young Indigenous woman reflecting on her own experience of having […]
If you’re good at science (or even just like it a lot), you’re in Year 11 or 12 and you’re an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander then we want to hear from you! The search is on to find five Indigenous Australian science students who will travel to the University of Sydney to explore everything […]
These days Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is a mainstay of major private collections, art galleries and museums around the world. Paintings that, years ago, may have been sold for as little as $500 can now sometimes fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars because the artist has become established over time. Until recently however, […]
More than 300 young people descended on the Bateau Bay PCYC for the second National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® on Friday. Over 60 teams from 15 schools around the region attended to compete for the many prizes on offer. After claiming the prize last year for having hosted […]
In 2005 Gadj and Jodie Maymuru started out with a passionate idea to help their kids learn about their Aboriginal culture. Like all really good ideas it’s taken root, growing into Sharing Culture Online – a learning and teaching system for schools, individuals and communities that is helping not only to deepen knowledge and understanding […]
When it comes to preventing Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) there should be no taboos – unfortunately they are a fact of life and talking about them, and learning how to ‘stay safe’ from them can avoid potentially serious health problems down the track. Aboriginal sexual health officer who works across the NSW’s Southern Local Health […]
Chances are you’ve probably already heard all about low-carb diets – the latest popular trend for people who want to lose weight fast. These diets basically work by replacing foods that are high in digestible carbohydrates with foods that are high in protein, certain fats and low in carbohydrates. So just why do carbs play […]
What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The word literally means ‘a split mind’, which may have led to the common misconception about the illness being related to split personality. The illness is found in all countries and racial backgrounds, and it’s estimated that around […]
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