About Erine Dingo

Ernie Dingo is a famous Aboriginal actor. He has earned enormous respect as a performer capable of extraordinary
versatility. His talents as an actor, television host, reporter and comedian have made him one of Australia's best known and most loved performers.
On 31 Jul 1956, Ernie Dingo was bron at Bullaroo Station, out of Mullewa. The second of nine children, Ernie was given the name Oondamooroo, meaning shield in the Wadjarri language of the Yamatji people. Raised by his mother and grandmother, the family name Dingo was the result of his maternal grandfather's activities as a dogger and tracker.
In 1970 Ernie came to Geraldton region of Western Australia where he boarded at John Frewer Hostel for three years whilst attending Geraldton Senior High School. At high school Ernie excelled in long-distance running and all sports. Then he moved to Perth when he was 17 and his first job was as an apprentice sign writer, which he says developed from his interest in painting.
In 1973 and 1977, Ernie was selected for the state basketball team and was also very involved in traditional Aboriginal dancing.
In 1978, he joined the Middar Aboriginal Dance Theatre and made his first trip
overseas on the company's tour of Germany, which he says "was a real eye-opener".
In 1979, Ernie went to Victoria, where he spent several years as an Aboriginal Culture Officer, teaching self-awareness, self-esteem and as he says, “Anything related to Aboriginal heritage”.
In 1983, Ernie retured to Perth and he becamed heavily involved in acting again with his first major parts being in two of Jack Davis's plays, Kullark and The Dreamers.
In 1984, he toured Sydney and Melbourne with State of Shock, and productions of Merakee the Peacemaker, Jedda, Redfern, Wily's How and several children's
programmes.
In 1987, Ernie's first leading role came when he played Robert Tudawali in the SBS telemovie Tudawali, for which he received a nomination for best actor in the Australian Film Institute's awards for that year. International stardom came with a small part in Crocodile Dundee II in 1988.
In 1990, Ernie was awarded the General Division of the Order of Australia by Her Majesty the Queen.
In 1992, Ernie has been with the top tating Seven Network program The Great Outdoors since it began and he was the host of The World Around Us on the Seven Network from 1998 until 2001. He has fronted numerous other Seven productions, including two Olympic specials and Melbourne's Comedy Gala.
In 1994, he was voted "Aboriginal of the Year" by the NAIDOC Committee and "Personality of the Year" by the Australia Caption Centre.
In 1997, he was declared one of Australia's Top 100 "national living treasures" and in 1999, Ernie worked on the hit Seven Network production Kidspeak, a funny and candid insight into the things children do and say. He was a roving reporter and Andrew Daddo was the host.
In 2000, he was presenter for The Great Outdoors and in 2004 he was again recognised for his work when he was awarded the Deadly Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television".
Ernie Dingo is married to writer Sally Dingo and they have two children, Wilara and Jurra.

Andrew's story in Thailand

Andrew is a teacher and works at TAFE. In Apr of 2003 he went to Bangkok in Thailand with his wife---Eleanor. From 2003----2005 Eleanor was posted to the Australian Embassy in Bangkok to deal with human trafficing . In Bangkok Eleanor decided to adopt a child because she wanted to be a mother. Andrew loves his wife so he agreed to it, then they went to childdren's home and chose Nut . In Jun of 2003 Nut came to stay with them. In Dec of 2003 Nut came to Australia for a christmas hoilday with Eleanor and Andrew . This's Nut frist come to Australia. When they went back to Bangkok , they applie to adopt a second child because they thought that Nut needed a brother. In Apr of 2005 Andrew started part-time work at the Australian Embassy as a Prison Visits Officer and Nut's adoption was copmleted. Then Andrew and Eleanor got a notification of the selection of the second child, Num. In 2005 Eleanor finished her posting with the Australian Embassy in Bangkok , but she didn't came back Australia. She continued to stay at Bangkok and looked after Nut. Soon after Num came to stay with Eleanor and Andrew. Afther Eleanor and Andrew got permissionto take Num back to Australia. So in Oct of 2006 Andrew's famliy came back to Australia.
Now the boys 're living in Sydney and enjoying their new life with their new parents. They can speak English with Andrew and Eleanor, but when they talk to each other they use Thailand. I wish Andrew's famliy enjoy their new life and look forward to the boys loving their new parents.

HEALTH EXPO

On Oct of 24th TAFE Student Association made a "Health Expo". Our AMEP classes actively participated in this Expo.
Before day the Expo, our class--AMEP-D helped Student Association disposed the Expo's place. Some classmates blew balloons and hung everywhere in the Expo's place. Some classmates put some puffs about no smoke on the wall.
That day the Expo stared at 11 clock. Our classmates brought many toothsome food made for themselves because we had to sell food and got money contribute to CANTEEN about children cancer. There were Indian fire rice, Vietnamese rice roll, Peruvian food, Japonic sushi , some beef pies and a very especial sweet soup made of kelp and mung been. It was a very local Cantonese sweetmeat. Cantonese eat it on summer because it is good for people under the sun long time at outside. It is a kind of health food. We put food on the table waited people came.Then some students with responsibility for sell tickets, some students with responsibility for sell food and some students with responsibility for help poeple fill in the investigate form. All classmates enjoyed their volunteer job and done well!
On the time people came with one after another. They were very interesting our food and bought them. Our classmates were very busy. After food sale , we had a draw and a lot of prizes. When people bought our tickets can win these prizes. After some people very lucky that they won the prizes.
That day was a significant and abustle day. Everyone loved and enjoyed it. We are looking forward to do next !