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De Greer-Yindimincarlie
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 […]
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Heading in The Right Direction
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 […]
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Finding Her Voice
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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Salmon Pasta Salad
A bright summer’s day is a great occasion for an outdoor lunch and pasta salads are delicious, served warm or cold. This recipe includes tinned salmon, which contains a recommended fat that’s good for your health and has been shown to help reduce your cholesterol levels. You can include any ingredients that you choose, really, […]
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Capsicum – How Sweet It Is
Native to America, the capsicum is the fruit of a plant that has been cultivated by the people of the tropical Americas for thousands of years. It is known by a range of names, such as bell pepper, sweet pepper and chili pepper, although they’re not hot like chillies. They come in different colours, including […]
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Love Your Liver
It’s a good idea to think about one of the most important organs in your body, the liver, and how you can look after it so it can look after you. The liver can be found on the upper right side of the abdomen, just below your diaphragm. Did you know it is the largest […]
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Golden Goal
Olympic discus thrower Benn Harradine has been selected to represent Australia at the London Olympics in July 2012. He’s determined to stand on the winner’s podium and has gold firmly in his sights. Benn began to make a name for himself in discus after fighting his way through to the final at the 2006 Melbourne […]
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Ring Master
Aboriginal Australia has produced some exceptional boxers over the years, men who have scaled the heights of the sport, winning world titles at home and abroad, but among them, only one man holds the distinction of being both an elite Aboriginal fighter and an elite boxing referee. That man is the late Trevor Christian, who […]
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Curtain Call
One of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s longest serving dancers – Sidney Saltner – announced his retirement at the end of last year. Since joining Bangarra in 1997, Sidney has become one of Australia’s most loved dancers, recognised for his extraordinary artistic ability and passion for Indigenous dance. Following more than 1000 performances over the past 15 […]
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Master Storyteller
Internationally acclaimed cultural spokesperson, didgeridoo player and Aboriginal artist, Jeremy Donovan is passionate about ending the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This has led him to become a spokesperson for GenerationOne. Jeremy, from the Kuku Yalanji people of Far North Queensland and the Gumbaynngirr people of the mid North Coast of NSW, is one […]
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Big Artie
For Arthur Beetson – the man who’d go on to become one of the great icons of Australian sport, one of rugby league’s seven Immortals, the first Aboriginal person to captain an Australian sporting team and the figurehead of State of Origin football – it all began in the Queensland country town of Roma, where […]
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Bright Spark
At the Australian Training Awards held in Brisbane, Joshua Toomey took home the Student of the Year award in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award category. Joshua completed his Certificate III Electricity Supply Industry – Distribution (Power Line) and is proud to be a qualified tradesman now. However, finishing his studies was not always […]
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Looking After South Coast Communities
The South Coast Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is a thriving medical centre located in Nowra, New South Wales. It is an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation managed by the community for the community. The service became incorporated in 1983, one year after it started operating. Nowra is a city on the New South Wales […]
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Talking Toomelah
Internationally acclaimed film director Ivan Sen is one of our most prolific film-makers. He made the feature film beneath clouds, which won a number of awards, as well as short dramas such as dust, wind, journey, tears and warm strangers. Some of his documentaries include Shifting Shelter 1, 2 and 3. There was also Dreamland, […]
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Larger Than Life
Indigenous theatre-maker Wesley Enoch is directing an ambitious new show for the Sydney Festival this month. I Am Eora will celebrate three heroes of Aboriginal Sydney, whose enduring spirits still inspire – Pemulwuy, Barangaroo and Bennelong. The massive production features a huge cast of more than 50 Aboriginal musicians, performers, creative artists and technicians from […]
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More Help For Battle Against Smoking
Tom Calma says more resources than ever before are now going towards the battle to reduce the high rates of smoking in Aboriginal communities. Healthy lifestyle teams are being employed in 21 regions around Australia to deliver anti-smoking programs, while around 60 communities across Australia will have health-promotion workers by mid-2012 to help deliver anti-smoking […]
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