Go Pro Hero 3

Go Pro 3: Professional videographers are now using multiple GoPro cameras during filming for blockbuster movies as well as capturing action shots during reality television such as Survivor, Mythbusters, Top Gear, and various other television shows; a true device for both consumers and high-end broadcasters. 

If you're interested Atlantic Star are doing a group purchase of Go Pro 3's (Black Edition) so we can get a decent discount! Leave a comment or contact us if you are interested! The more people on board, the cheaper the Go Pro! 

For more info about the Go Pro 3 see the article: http://t.co/G5z2O0XE

Bikes 4 Life Makes an Impact in Wadeye, Remote NT

Our Bikes 4 Life Volunteer Crew from Melbourne and Perth flew into Wadeye from Darwin on the 13^th of August. The largest Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, Wadeye is accessible only by boat or air during the wet season.

'The smiles on those children’s faces was so gratifying for us, it was a pleasure to know that we improved the lives of so many young people. Thank you again to Kym Dann and the TDC for inviting Bikes 4 Life to your community.' 

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Our Bikes 4 Life Volunteer Crew from Melbourne and Perth flew into Wadeye from Darwin on the 13^th of August. The largest Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, Wadeye is accessible only by boat or air during the wet season.

We were met at the airport by the lovely Kym Dann, who co-ordinated our whole visit and was our guide to Wadeye. Kym is the Social & Emotional Well Being Manager of the community and had been in the job for 6 weeks, but it was soon clear that she is well regarded by the many families she cares for.

Kym works under the umbrella of the Thamarrurr Development Corporation (TDC), a great organisation which is owned by community, and whose profits go back into the community. Amongst the huge variety of programs they run, they make natural products from native local plants (including billy goat plum said to be the world’s richest source of vitamin C) and farm crocodiles. They even get involved with bike charities! Personable and kind John Berto (“I’m of Tiwi mob”) is the CEO of TDC Wadeye. (pictured below)

The bikes were transported from our Perth workshop to Pacific National rail by Visa Global on the 2nd of August, then sent via rail to Adelaide and finally on to Darwin, the rail transport alone taking 7 days! The bikes arrived in Wadeye on the 13th, after 3 days on the road from Darwin, towed by a TOLL truck (thanks to Nick Elkins at TOLL Express) and were housed in our donated ANL container as they were distributed to the community.

Mechanically able and clever Matt Keene from our Melbourne HQ and Bikes 4 Life Representative, Damon Wilkinson (who was responsible for collecting this container full of bikes) helped the youngsters bring the remainder of the bikes to a road worthy state. The TDC  hosted a barbeque for us on the second day and we had the opportunity to meet representatives of the chief ‘clans’ and other local organisers like Phil Mitchell of TRAAC. The only school in the region also received a donation of 50 + bikes from us, to reward students for attending school, which is a huge problem in the community, and to also assist them with the travel to and from school.

The smiles on those children’s faces was so gratifying for us, it was a pleasure to know that we improved the lives of so many young people. Thank you again to Kym Dann and the TDC for inviting Bikes 4 Life to your community.

During our stay in Wadeye we also met with Tony Frawley, CEO of AFL NT, and discussed how Bikes 4 Life could benefit and work with the AFL NT’s Indigenous Football Programs, of which Tony runs over 9 for the AFL in the Northern Territory alone (the biggest being their Wadeye Project). We have been in talks with the AFL Indigenous Affairs guys here in Melbourne (Jason Mifsud- AFL Community Engagement Manager) so it was great to extend that relationship and for the AFL to actually see us during the execution of one of our Indigenous projects. It was a total coincidence that will hopefully lead to a new partnership for us! So thank you AFL and AFL NT…!

And of course, without our generous sponsors Bikes 4 Life wouldn’t be able to deliver so a huge thank you to our major sponsors of our Bikes 4 Life 2012 Indigenous Program: Visa Global Logistics; ANL Container Hire & Sales; TOLL Express; GWA; Pacific National Rail; Highlands Mining; FUEL C.D.I and Man With a Van for the monumental journey those bikes took to get to the remote and needy community of Wadeye, NT. And to our volunteers also, many thanks – You are our life blood and not only do we love you, we couldn’t do any of this without you!

See www.bikes4life.com.au - Volunteers and bikes needed in Melbourne Brisbane & Sydney!

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Child Troopers in Production in New York

Child Troopers director Ebony Butler has taken her human rights documentary project to the United States of America, where she has found a whole new host of supporters and interested parties.

Ebony is currently working from Hollywood Los Angeles with her local crew where she is working on Child Troopers second phase of production. She is also being mentored by some leading industry players. The impressive list of international film and TV professionals she has mustered include Shine Global CEO Mark Fennessy and Australian born, LA based director Rod Hardy. Ebony’s has 5 official mentors who have each signed on as industry specific advisors to the young director for her debut feature documentary film Child Troopers, slated for release in 2012.

As of next week Ebony will leave Los Angeles for New York and Washington DC where she has scheduled in meetings and on camera interviews with some of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations, NGO‘S, political figures and other child soldier and human rights lobby groups. The line up includes: the United Nations, Human Rights Watch,Amnesty International, OXFAM and Resolve (formerly known as Resolve Uganda). There are a number of other key players, analysts and experts in the arena of international and African politics, American foreign policy and geopolitics set to meet with Ebony over the next month to discuss her film and offer unique insights into the conflict in Uganda and beyond.

We will be back with more information about the progress Ebony and her crew are making soon.

Excited times ahead so stay tuned and if you like what we are doing please sign up to our blog and share this with friends or on your favorite social networking site!

Please also join us on twitter @atlanticstar233 and on facebook at facebook.com/childtroopers

Friends and supporters we thank you for your dedication & ongoing support of our work and we hope you can help us get the word out about Child Troopers and our sister project Bikes 4 Life.

We search tirelessly to find answers and solutions for peace and the protection of our worlds most vulnerable women and children and we always need extra people to help with our cause! SO if you are interested in joining our advocacy, social media, design, PR or fundraising team please shoot us an email or give us a call…  Or if you have a special something that you think would be good for our campaign, and you’d like to share it with us, feel free to email us atinfo@atlanticstarproductions.com and give us the low down!

Remember: PEACE is the New Frontier AND The Truth is Out There!

Alec Pederson to Co-Produce Child Troopers with Ebony Butler

LA based Alec Pederson, who worked on the Academy Award winning documentary, 'The Cove', has jumped on board with Ebony Butler from Atlantic Star Productions, as a producer of her documentary 'Child Troopers', which has been over two years in the making.