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Family Gathering
So you’ve decided you want to trace your family, but you’re not sure where to start? Tracing family members or researching your family history might sound like a daunting task, but these days you don’t have to face it alone. There are heaps of organisations across Australia that can help Aboriginal people trace and reunite […]
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Ningali Lawford
TRAINING Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre American Field Scholarship for study in Alaska THEATRE Aliwa Company B, Belvoir St Theatre Magpie Melbourne Workers Theatre Malaysia Tour 2000 Collection of songs & dances for the Black Swan Black and Tran Melbourne International Comedy Festival Solid Perth International Arts Festival & Touring Up the Road Company B, Belvoir […]
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Bridging the gap
Name: Donna Bridge Donna Bridge is an English and art teacher at One Arm Point Remote Community School. One Arm Point is an isolated community about 220 kilometres north of Broome in the Kimberley. The township has a population of 500, and there are 100 students at the school, ranging from kindergarten through to high […]
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Brothablack
Deadly Vibe Issue 101 July 2005 Growing Pains He’s black and he’s back – Brothablack releases his long-awaited album. One of the country’s pioneers of Indigenous hip hop is returning in 2005 from a long-overdue hiatus. With some heavy ammunition in the shape of a new album and a renewed hunger for mainstream recognition, Brothablack […]
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Youth Issues
Story: Youth Issues A young person has a lot of big decisions to make, decisions that can make a difference to the rest of their life. These decisions include things like getting a job, staying on at school, sorting through career choices, and maintaining one’s health. To make it even harder, there is so much […]
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Mary G
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 A Deadly Dame The Queen of the Kimberley makes her Deadlys debut. Mary G was in full flight at this year’s awards as she picked up her very first Deadly for Excellence in Film and Theatrical Score. She won the award with her band, The G Spot Band, for […]
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Jimmy Little – A Little Bit Of Love Goes A Long, Long Way
Story: Jimmy Little Jimmy Little’s a Yorta Yorta man with a big, big heart. An entertainer for nearly half a century, he is also a qualified teacher and, since March 2000, has been a Literacy and Numeracy Ambassador for the Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs (DETYA). Jimmy was born at Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve […]
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The Pigram Brothers
Band of Brothers Deadly Vibe Issue 116, October 2006 Eight years after picking up their first Deadly, the Pigram Brothers were back to claim their second. They’re currently one of the biggest Indigenous bands around, and it wasn’t hard to see why when the Pigram Brothers opened the 2006 Deadlys with their hit song Moonlight. […]
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Good Vibes For Uncle Pete
Story: Peter Buckskin A leading advocate of Indigenous education for 25 years, Peter Buckskin knows the value of a good teacher more than most. When Peter Buckskin was a student in Western Australia, one of his teachers coolly suggested he stop wasting his parents’ money at boarding school and go and start digging holes in […]
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Leanna Shoveller
>Deadly Vibe Issue 77 September 2003 Leanna Shoveller describes the SBS documentary she was recently featured in as the deadliest thing that has ever happened to her, and at only 19 she has done some pretty deadly things. Hailing from the small community of Halls Creek in Western Australia, Leanna has been performing and making […]
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West Side Success Story
Story: Neil Marshall Thanks to the good work of people like Neil Marshall, more Aboriginal young people in WA are completing Year 12 than ever before. Deadly Vibe reports. If anyone knows the importance of a healthy mind and body, it’s Neil Marshall. A senior education officer with the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and […]
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3on3 Bounce, Beats, Breaks and You
Deadly Vibe Issue 82 December 2003 So you’ve heard about the 3 on 3 event but don’t quite know what it’s all about? Then this story is for you. It all began as an ambitious endeavour to take the positive message of Australia’s premier Indigenous magazine, Deadly Vibe, into Indigenous communities around Australia. And now, […]
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New awards have been introduced to recognise the achievements of outstanding vocational students
Story: Honour Roll Students who excelled in Vocational Education and Training (VET) during 2005 have been recognised at the inaugural Australian Vocational Student Awards. The awards have been introduced to highlight the value and importance of VET, and to reward outstanding senior secondary students who have undertaken a VET in Schools program or a School-based […]
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Lala Daniel
>Deadly Vibe Issue 83 January 2004 Over the past month, the Deadly Vibe office has had the pleasure of working with a talented young Indigenous student by the name of Lala Perina. Lala is a student at Alexandria Park High School in Sydney, not far from where she lives at Leichhardt, in the city’s inner-west. […]
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Sacred Heart School (Beagle Bay Broome WA)
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. […]
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Queens of the Kimberley
Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 A new competition celebrates the beauty of the Kimberley Region. The Kimberley Region of North West Australia is unique in its beauty and its diversity. To celebrate this, a special event has been held for the past two years that recognises and showcases the distinctive qualities of this area. […]
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