VACCHO is deeply disappointed and angered by the Victorian Government’s latest ‘Adult Time for Violent Crime’ announcement. The new policy would allow children as young as 14 to be treated as adults in the court system, continuing a worrying trend from the Victorian...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) strongly rejects comments made by the Victorian Liberal Party’s Health Spokesperson Georgie Crozier about triage practices at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. The comments are misleading and...
On the surface, the Federal Government’s new Support at Home program is being touted as progress in aged care reform. But for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, it threatens to become yet another barrier that deepens inequality instead of Closing the Gap....
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) applauds the introduction of the landmark Treaty Bill in the Victorian Parliament today. VACCHO CEO DR Jill Gallagher AO says that this step towards Treaty is a chance for all Victorians to...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has secured $300,000 to deliver a dedicated Aboriginal women’s health workforce development initiative. The initiative was developed in consultation with the Victorian Government and aims to...
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