By Dr. Jill Gallagher AO (CEO, VACCHO) and Laura Thompson (Founder, Clothing the Gap) Our people flourished for thousands of generations and lived rich lives with strong spiritual connection to our lands and Culture before whitefellas invaded our shores. Our people...
Know the saying, ‘65,000 years strong’? This couldn’t be truer of Shane Charles, a proud Yorta Yorta man whose determination and resilience have shaped his path as a Community Services student at VACCHO. We spoke with Shane this NAIDOC Week about his story so far –...
VACCHO is proud to announce the awarding of sixteen scholarships to Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners currently working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across Victoria. The scholarships, each valued at $4000,...
CONTENT WARNING: VACCHO advises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the following article contains suicide references refers to those who have returned to the Dreaming. VACCHO’s Balit Durn Durn Centre is calling for urgent system reforms after a...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)’s Centre of Excellence for Aboriginal Families Wellbeing was honoured to sponsor the Ngaweeyan Maar-oo Victorian Aboriginal Early Years summit held on beautiful Dja Dja Wurrung Country last...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Victorian Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years old with no exceptions. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced...
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