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Scott Prince
Deadly Vibe Issue 105, November 2005 Year of the Tiger As the saying goes, when you’re up you’re up, and right about now Scott Prince couldn’t get much higher. One of the most inspiring stories to come out of rugby league in a long time is that of Wests Tigers sensation Scott Prince. Scott made […]
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League legend fights for life
Indigenous rugby league legend Dale Shearer is fighting for his life in Brisbane’s Royal Hospital after being involved in a horrific car crash. Shearer was returning to his Peregian Springs home on Saturday night after celebrating a friend’s birthday at a Noosaville restaurant. The accident occurred around 11pm along the Sunshine mwy. Shearer was pulled […]
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Seven Seasons in Aurukun
A well-crafted memoir of a young woman who spends two years teaching at the school at Aurukun in Cape York paints a colourful picture of life in a remote Aboriginal community in the sweltering tropics. Description ‘There is so much I still don’t know, won’t ever understand. Things that mystify, astound, inspire and appal me […]
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Rockhampton 2008
Over 800 students descended on the Rockhampton Showgrounds this week to take part in Vibe Alive – an exciting new youth festival that offers young people the opportunity to shine! Vibe Alive is a two day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that incorporates music, sport, art, education and healthy living in a high-energy, […]
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Bowen, Thurston on track for comeback
Matt Bowen is on track for a surprise NRL return in North Queensland’s round one clash with Brisbane. Bowen missed much of the 2008 season after undergoing knee surgery in July and has just begun light running for the first time since the operation. The Cowboys have described Bowen’s rehabilitation from the surgery as “encouraging” […]
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3on3 Keeps the Rain at Bay
Not even the threat of a cyclone could keep the community of Gladstone from coming out in force for the Vibe 3on3™. The good vibes just keep on spreading across the country, with the Vibe 3on3™ stopping off at the community of Gladstone in northern Queensland on the weekend of March 25 and 26. Gladstone […]
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Vibe Alive heads for Rockhampton
It’s now less than three weeks until Vibe Alive lands in Rockhampton! This exciting youth festival has already partied its way across two states, with hugely successful festivals held in Coonamble and Port Augusta. Now Vibe Alive is gearing up to bring the students of Queensland two days of creative, inspiring, healthy fun! Vibe Alive […]
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Vibe Alive Rockhampton (November 19-20)
The community of Rockhampton is preparing to play host to students from all across QLD, when Vibe Alive hits town on November 19 & 20, 2008. Vibe Alive is a two day festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that incorporates music, sport, art, education and healthy living in a high-energy, youth-friendly setting. Vibe Alive […]
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Rainforest handed back to traditional owners
Almost 182,000 hectares of land on Cape York has been handed back to its traditional owners, creating a new national park in the process. The KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park is about the size of Fraser Island, and will be jointly managed by the state and Indigenous people. KULLA is an acronym for the Kaanju, […]
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Thurston seals Queensland Origin supremacy
It took a flash of individual brilliance from Johnathan Thurston to hand Queensland their third successive State of Origin series victory at a packed ANZ Stadium in Sydney last night. With scores locked at 10 all and only 13 minutes remaining, Thurston took the ball at speed just inside the Queensland half, squared himself to […]
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Arts Flying High for Indigenous Kids
Students of the Indigenous communities of Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama in Cape York Peninsula are currently enjoying being creative with artists from Queensland Arts Council, who have toured to the communities to deliver multimedia arts workshops and live performances for the students. The tour, which takes place over two weeks, delivers high quality arts education, as […]
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Gladstone
The Vibe 3on3® made its second appearance at Gladstone last weekend, with the community turning out in force to join in the basketball, hip hop and healthy living action. Held at the Kev Broome Stadium, over the weekend of May 24 and 25, local participants’ smiling faces were joined by visitors from as far afield […]
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker)
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Calling the shots Oodgeroo Noonuccal, also known as Kath Walker, was one of the founding members of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI). FCAATSI was instrumental in the success of the 1967 referendum. There’s a deadly story about Oodgeroo. During the campaign […]
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Cherbourg Turns 100
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 There was a massive birthday party when the Queensland town of Cherbourg turned 100. The Queensland community of Cherbourg pulled out all the stops in October for a huge celebration commemorating the town’s centenary. Cherbourg, located 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, was established a century ago when Aboriginal people […]
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Mentor For Young And Old
Name: Aunty Honor Cleary In traditional language, ‘yelangi’ means ‘meeting place’. At the Yelangi Pre-school at Indooroopilly in Brisbane, Aboriginal kids have been meeting Aunty Honor Cleary for more than 25 years. Not only does Honor help the “little people”, as she likes to call them, the centre is also a major resource for the […]
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School of Life
Story: School of Life No basket too hard – life skills create new paths for young men. A course in life skills is making a real difference to the lives and futures of young Indigenous people of North West Queensland. The Course in Skills for the Future, currently running at the Mount Isa Institute of […]
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