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Three weeks left until VA lands in Kalgoorlie!
After attracting young people from all over NSW to Coonamble for the hugely successful inaugural 2009 event, Vibe Alive is gearing up to bring the students of Western Australia two days of creative, inspiring, healthy fun! The Kalgoorlie Vibe Alive will be held on Wednesday & Thursday August 12 & 13 at the Oasis Playing […]
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Funding boost for WA housing
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin yesterday announced a $110 million cash injection to build and repair homes in remote West Australian Indigenous communities. The funding is part of the remote Indigenous housing national partnership announced last November and will go towards new houses, major upgrades and repairs to existing houses. Ms Macklin said it was […]
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Albany 2009
ALBANY VIBE 3ON3 ROCKS! The Vibe 3on3® was conducted for the first time in the picturesque Great Southern City of Albany last weekend and was a weekend to remember. The community turned out in great numbers over the two days bursting with energy as everyone came together to celebrate living a healthy lifestyle and having […]
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Kalgoorlie 2008
One thousand students from around Western Australia gathered in Kalgoorlie last week for the most successful Vibe Alive festival yet. Vibe Alive – a national two day youth festival for young Australians of all backgrounds that incorporates singing, dancing, sport and health and literacy activities – is currently travelling around Australia as part of the […]
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Albany – March 14 15
The all new National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – is coming to Albany on Saturday and Sunday March 14 & 15, 2009. This will be the first time the popular sport and music festival has visited the mid north coastal town with the all new ‘Super Saturday’ format. […]
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WA housing in need of urgent upgrades
According to a government audit, Aboriginal housing in outback Western Australia is in need of a $540 million upgrade. The audit found that over 90 per cent of the 2,400 houses that were inspected in remote Aboriginal communities in WA required urgent upgrade work. The costs of the upgraded averages out at more than $225,000 […]
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Kalgoorlie (November 5 – 6)
5th & 6th November – Vibe Alive Festival KalgoorlieThere is still time to register for this great event – don’t miss out! Wednesday 5th November – Vibe Alive Opening Ceremony9 – 10amKalgoorlie Playing Fields Osmetti Drive off Johnston Street Vibe Alive – Opening Ceremony is a must see and includes performances by our role models […]
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Vibe Alive supports local achievers in Kalgoorlie
Vibe Alive is working with the Goldfields LCP along with the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry in recognising the outstanding achievements of young people in the Goldfields region. The 7th Annual Workplace Learning Awards will be held over breakfast on Wednesday, November 5 from 7-8:30am at the Kalgoorlie Overland Motel. The awards recognise the […]
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Vibe Alive heads for Kalgoorlie!
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 offers students the chance to sing, dance, play, create and learn in an environment that allows them to express themselves, share their talents and celebrate Aboriginal […]
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Vibe Alive heads for Kalgoorlie
It’s now less than three weeks until Vibe Alive lands in Kalgoorlie! This exciting new youth festival has already partied its way across two states, with hugely successful festivals already held in Coonamble, NSW, and Port Augusta, SA. Now Vibe Alive is gearing up to bring the students of Western Australia two days of creative, […]
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Vibe Alive Kalgoorlie (November 5-6)
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 offers students the chance to sing, dance, play, create and learn in an environment that allows them to express themselves, share their talents and celebrate Aboriginal […]
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The Right Start
Families and school “learning together” at Challis Students of the Kartajin Danjoo learning centre in Western Australia put their linguistic skills and vocal chords to the test recently, at the Challis Early Childhood Education Centre’s end of term assembly. Children as young as four performed Noongar language songs for their school and parents, finishing with […]
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A Culture of Excellence
Outstanding Year 12 students from Belmont City College and Kelmscott Senior High School were among 11 winners announced at the 2008 Aboriginal Education Awards of Achievement last month. Timed to coincide with NAIDOC Week celebrations, the awards recognise outstanding achievements by Aboriginal students and educators across the state. Elainah Coffin, from Belmont City College and […]
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Swimming pools improve health for Aboriginal children
A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections. Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of clinical records at two communities, Jigalong and Mugarinya, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The report showed that skin, ear and […]
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Cool Willie (Willie Kickett)
You only need a few moments speaking with Willie Kickett to understand just why they call this talented young boxer from Western Australia “Cool Willie”. It’s less than a week before one of the biggest fights of his young career, and Willie couldn’t sound more relaxed. Having grown up in Balga, Perth, and coming from […]
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Proof Positive
Positive Image Awards recognise the achievements of Western Australian students Six Indigenous students from Western Australia were recently named as District Ambassadors at the 2007 Positive Image Awards. The awards have been held for the past 10 years by the Western Australia Department of Communities Office for Youth in a bid to tackle negative perceptions […]
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