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Idol Stan to take Tuncurry stage
21 Jul, 2010 09:14 AM
AUSTRALIAN Idol winner Stan Walker will headline the North Coast TAFE’s popular Deadly Days Festival when it makes a return to Tuncurry in September.
Ernie Dingo will host the tour as it makes stops in Tuncurry, Kempsey and Casino.
As well as performances by last year’s Australian Idol winner the event will include a program of action learning and activities for Aboriginal communities up and down the coast.
“I was so thrilled to be invited to be part of this, Jessica Mauboy did it last year and told me how deadly it was,” Stan said.
“I can’t wait to meet you all and perform for you.”
North Coast TAFE director of Aboriginal Learning Partnerships, Heather McGregor said that last year’s festivals attracted over 2000 students from 115 schools from as far away as Tamworth and Penrith.
“We also had hundreds of Aboriginal community members and elders attend and over 140 business and careers exhibitors engage in education and employment activities,” Ms McGregor said.
She said the day is a “come one, come all event”, with performances by the headline acts, popular hip hop workshops, sessions with sporting heroes and other high profile Aboriginal people and healthy cultural food on the menu.
“We have also scheduled a huge North Coast-wide program of Deadly Skills Days, which will involve hands-on learning vocational activities and Try-a-Trade workshops at nearly all of our 17 campuses.”
Funded by the Australian Government as part of the Community Festivals for Education Engagement initiative, and staged by North Coast TAFE’s Aboriginal Learning Partnerships (NCALP) Team, the festivals encourage increased participation by young Aboriginal people in education, training and employment.
The Deadly Days Festival will visit Great Lakes TAFE Campus on Friday September 3 from 9am to 3pm.
For more information
visit www.deadlydays.net
Idol Stan to take Tuncurry stage
21 Jul, 2010 09:14 AM
AUSTRALIAN Idol winner Stan Walker will headline the North Coast TAFE’s popular Deadly Days Festival when it makes a return to Tuncurry in September.
Ernie Dingo will host the tour as it makes stops in Tuncurry, Kempsey and Casino.
As well as performances by last year’s Australian Idol winner the event will include a program of action learning and activities for Aboriginal communities up and down the coast.
“I was so thrilled to be invited to be part of this, Jessica Mauboy did it last year and told me how deadly it was,” Stan said.
“I can’t wait to meet you all and perform for you.”
North Coast TAFE director of Aboriginal Learning Partnerships, Heather McGregor said that last year’s festivals attracted over 2000 students from 115 schools from as far away as Tamworth and Penrith.
“We also had hundreds of Aboriginal community members and elders attend and over 140 business and careers exhibitors engage in education and employment activities,” Ms McGregor said.
She said the day is a “come one, come all event”, with performances by the headline acts, popular hip hop workshops, sessions with sporting heroes and other high profile Aboriginal people and healthy cultural food on the menu.
“We have also scheduled a huge North Coast-wide program of Deadly Skills Days, which will involve hands-on learning vocational activities and Try-a-Trade workshops at nearly all of our 17 campuses.”
Funded by the Australian Government as part of the Community Festivals for Education Engagement initiative, and staged by North Coast TAFE’s Aboriginal Learning Partnerships (NCALP) Team, the festivals encourage increased participation by young Aboriginal people in education, training and employment.
The Deadly Days Festival will visit Great Lakes TAFE Campus on Friday September 3 from 9am to 3pm.
For more information
visit www.deadlydays.net
