Deadly Vibe Vault

Back in the 1990's Australia was quite a different place, especially when it came to images and stories in the media of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

If you were young and Indigenous there were very limited places to go and get a positive story that you could really relate to. Until Deadly Vibe was born.

Deadly Vibe has worked hard for almost 20 years to bring our community positive uplifting stories about music, sport, the arts and culture, along with the best and most up to date information on our health, wellbeing and education and going to school.

We have just opened The Vault – all the back stories from old editions – dating back to the 1990s. To know where we are going, it's important to understand where we have been.

And that story you can follow in the Deadly Vibe Vault!

Hot Shots – Ty Arnold

Young Indigenous surfer’s names popping up regularly in the results of many Australian contests

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Surfing
Oceania Surfing Cup

Indigenous surfers from all over the Oceanic Region will come together in Fiji between 7-15 February

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Surfing
Loneliness

Sometimes loneliness is the result of being away from friends and family

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Mental Health
Twangin’ In Tamworth

Troy Cassar-Daley again receives this honour, his second consecutive year as Australia’s Golden Boy

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: People
Festival Fever – Belt It Out At Barambah

Deadly Vibe takes a closer look at just a couple of festivals, which feature Aboriginal music and culture

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Performing Arts
On Track – Drugs in Sport

One swimmer was caught with human growth hormone in her luggage and four others failed drug tests

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Drug & Alcohol
Cathy Freeman – 1998 Australian of the Year

Athlete and Olympic medallist Cathy Freeman is the 1998 Australian of the Year

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Female Sportsperson
Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie

Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: People
Wild Water Running Strong

Wild Water recently sailed into Sydney as one of the premier acts at the annual Survival Concert

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Traditional/World
Girls on Boards

The water gets even bigger when you compare men’s and women’s professional surfing

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Surfing
Editor’s Tag

Summer, Summer, Summer. And what could possibly go better with summer than surfing? Probably water, Wild Water. And that’s what this month Deadly Vibe is all about. And it’s HOT. But a lot of what we planned for this month was a bit upstaged by our ever golden, golden girl, Miss Cathy Freeman. Congratulations Cathy […]

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: People
Job of the Month – Security Officer

A security officer is a great job, as 10 Koori graduates from a security officer program recently held in Canberra will agree

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Profiles & Programs Tertiary
Indigenous Surfing gets Serious

IS Inc. is being set up to focus on and provide links for Indigenous surfers across Australia

December, 1998. Comments offTopics: Surfing
Grief Hurts

Grief comes from loss and it can be from any loss

March, 1998. Comments offTopics: Mental Health Physical Health
Team Gears up for International Cup

Futsal team, who’ll be playing an international test series against Canada later this year

March, 1998. Comments offTopics: People
On track – Cathy Freeman

No words of wisdom from Cathy this month

March, 1998. Comments offTopics: Female Sportsperson