Each year on September 10, communities and organisations come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, suicide continues to have devastating and tragic impacts on families, Kinship, connection and Culture....
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...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) condemns the abhorrent actions of the neo-Nazis who violently attacked people at Camp Sovereignty in Naarm yesterday. Indigenous activists were forced to defend the sacred Camp Sovereignty site...
Opinion by Sheree Lowe Our children are our Elders of the future. Our future leaders. They are born with inherent rights and responsibilities to protect Country, songlines, languages, rituals and Kinship relationships. Understanding these elements of lore are not only...
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) and Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative (GEGAC) are paving the way for culturally safe lung cancer screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria. The Victorian Aboriginal...
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