applications to the position of Chef de Mission for the Taipei 2009

Deaflympics.

This position offers a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual who

is interested in managing the Australian Deaflympic Team.  If you believe

you fit the bill we would welcome your application.

The new deadline for applications is the 17th December 2007 - please

see the attached document for further details.

For further information, please email me at Sokong@unwired.com.au and I will forward you the job description for your consideration.  

Deaf Basketball Australia recently held their annual awards night in Deaf Children Victoria school. The night was an opportunity for the basketball players to dress up to the nines and acknowledge the support of people who have contributed to the success of DBA and their effort to send a men and women's team to China. Without the support of Victoria's parent group, DBA has acknowledged that perhaps the China trip would never have happened.

Aaron, a former Sydney Coyote player now based in Brisbane, won the MVP honours for the women. It was a great thing to win, to cap off his captaincy for the men team in China.

"WOW!!!! It was a big shock. I honestlyy didn't expect to win it as everyone on the team gave 110%. Even now when i look at the trophy  i have to lean close to it just to remind myself that i actually did win it. I was shocked to win the MVP," says Aaron.

Mark won rookie of the year. Irena won the MVP for the and Ashleigh won the rookie of the year award for the women's team. 

Aaron and his MVP

Aaron, Irena, Ashleigh and Mark

Last year I had an unique opportunity to act in an Australian feature film - Lucky Miles! (www.luckymiles.com.au). I can add a whole list of deeds to my resume including volunteer in 3rd world country, actor in a theatre with Australian Theatre of the Deaf and Australian Young People's Theatre, international basketball player and now a somewhat noted actor in a feature film! I have a blink-or-you-will-miss me role in the film.

The movie is about a group of Iraqi, Cambodian and Indoesian boat people being stranded in the 'promised land' of Australia. They argue, fuss and fight their way into finding paradise in the middle of the Australian desert.

The movie won a host of awards in Sydney and internationally and was released by Dendy films in movies around Australia in July and will now be on DVD from 5 December 2007. The movie will have english captions - I have insisted on this being included on the DVD release when I spoke to the producers and they were good to their word! (A lot of Australian films unfortunately do not have captions. Below is a picture of me in my costume, it was filmed in winter and I was absolutely freezing!

Sokong Kim

NSW Deaf Soccer has recently announced a new board for their club following a AGM. They are as follows:

President:     Vince Terlizzi (mob. 0408119064)

Treasurer:     George Bojlevski (0408204025)

Secretary:     Victor Bayas (mob.0438913343)