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Who do you reckon is DEADLY in 2013?
by Gavin Jones
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ou can tell us by heading to www.deadlys.com.au and putting in a nomination for that individual or organisation who’s achieved for our community; been a stand out, whether it’s in sport, music, entertainment and the arts, or at the community level in health, education, employment, science, journalism and culture. Each year the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards – aka the Deadlys® proudly shines a national spotlight on the achievements and contributions our people make to our community and to wider Australia. The Deadlys® held at the Sydney Opera House each year on beautiful Bennelong Point, is Australia’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander event on the national
calendar. This year the ceremony will be on Tuesday 10 September
2013. We want as many of the
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community as possible to be given the chance to be recognised for their outstanding achievements. So, I’m asking you to get involved – particularly to introduce our grassroots community achievers to the rest of Australia. There are five finalists in each category, so anything you can do to spread the word through your networks would be greatly appreciated. Get online at www.deadlys.com. au or look out for the nomination form in the May and June editions of Deadly Vibe magazine. You can also nominate by: • EMAIL to: deadlys@vibe. com.au • FAX to (02) 4822 8923 • POST to: The Deadlys, GJC Vibe Country, PO Box 1536, GOULBURN NSW 2580 We’ll also be keeping you up-todate with all the Deadlys® news through Deadly Vibe magazine, our weekly online publication Deadly
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Vibe Wire, and on facebook.com. au/vibeaustralia, @Deadly_Vibe So why not get involved and nominate someone who’s too deadly, participate and join us here at the Deadlys® to tell our community and Australia who’s deadly in 2013. Nominations are open until 30 June 2013, with the Deadlys® being announced on 10 September
2013. Remember the Deadlys would not be possible without the support of the Australian Government, particularly the Department of Health And Ageing. The Deadlys, and the work of Vibe Australia aims to play an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of our community, importantly our young people.