Coming Up
National Indigenous Golf Championships, Ochre Art Auction and 2008 Deadlys
More than 70 Indigenous Golfers will tee off in Brisbane next week when the National Indigenous Golf Championships get underway. Nudgee Golf Course Coordinator, Peter Trudgian will take you through the course and why Nudgee decided to host the event. The Ochre Charity Art Auction will also be held next week and you'll find out about how the sale of art work is helping improve Indigenous health and you'll walk the red carpet at this year's 2008 Deadly Awards.
Past Programs
ARIA for Gurrumul, Interior Designer - Alison Page and Under 16s National Rugby
Gurrumul Yunupingu won the ARIA Fine Arts Award for Best World Music Album and you'll hear from his long time friend and collaborator, Michael Honen about the win and his upcoming nominations for another three awards at the main ARIA's on October the 19th.
Indigenous interior designer and New Inventors panellist, Alison Page talks about the exhibition she's working on for Port Macquarie's Glasshouse as well as her love for designing high end jewellery.
The Under 16s National Rugby Union Championships were held in Brisbane and the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team won their fifth consecutive John Eales Shield. Executive Officer, Tom Evans calls in to give you the lowdown.
Landmark TV Series, First Australians and NT Band, Yilila
SBS TV series "First Australians" took six years to make and it chronicles the birth of our nation and the collision of two worlds from an Indigenous perspective. You'll also travel to the Top End to one of Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities and meet local band, Yilila.
Play - "Yibiyung", Indigenous Fire Management and book "First Taste"
Check out new play, "Yibiyung" by Noongar storyteller, Dallas Winmar, get a perspective about fire management from two Indigenous elders from the APY Lands near the South Australian, Western Australian and Northern Territory borders and hear about book "First Taste: Exploring misconceptions around the History of Indigenous Alcohol Consumptions" by Dr Maggie Brady.
12 Canoes and the State Library of NSW Language site
The new 12 canoes website (www.12canoes.com.au) continues on from where 10 canoes -the movie, left off. You'll also find out about the NSW State Library and why it's put its hand-written language lists online.
The Journey of the Torres Strait Mask in the Picasso Exhibition in Brisbane
This is the journey of a Mabuaig Island mask from the Torres Strait which ended up in Picasso's private collection and which has returned to Queensland after more than a hundred years away.
