The first National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care in 2019. (L-R) Graham Aitken, Danielle Dougherty, Matthew Moore, Gary Morris, Kate Smith, Leslie Nelson, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, Noeleen Tunny, Rachel Dunn, Venessa Curnow, Tamra Bridges, Adrian Carson (image courtesy DHHS)

The National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care (NAGATSIAC) provides advocacy and advice to the Australian Government on aged care policies, programs and services that meet evidence-based needs of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in urban, regional, rural and remote locations. 

VACCHO chairs and provides the administrative support to the National Advisory Group and administrative support to enable the participation in the Aged Care Sector Committee of the Group’s nominated representative.