Media releases

State Budget: Wins for Treaty advancement but investment into Aboriginal health remains to be seen

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 May 2019

Tags: prevention programs, youth justice budget, mental health, $8.5 million, Korin Korin Balit-Djak, Aboriginal Family Violence Plan, Andrews Government, Aboriginal Treaty advancement, State Budget, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, Australian Federal Government

It was two steps forward and one step back for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians as yesterday’s budget announcement delivered wins for Aboriginal Treaty advancement but failed to secure long-term funding that will improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians.

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Investment in universal health services must meet the needs of Aboriginal people

Posted by Policy Unit on 2 May 2016

Tags: economic growth, Maternal and Child Health, MCH, National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS, $60.9 million, universal health services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, Close the Gap, CTG, Aboriginal workforce, Aboriginal kids, Victorian State Budget, Budget, Jill Gallagher, Andrews Government, Labor Government, ACCHOs, ACCO, new funding

VACCHO congratulates the Victorian Government on the scope of its progressive 2016 Victorian State Budget and commits to working with the Government to ensure that resources produce positive outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians

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"Getting it done" the socially progressive Victorian Government Budget

Posted by Policy Unit on 28 April 2016

Tags: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, Close the Gap, CTG, Aboriginal workforce, Aboriginal kids, Victorian State Budget, Budget, Jill Gallagher, Andrews Government, Labor Government, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, ACCHOs, new funding, family violence prevention, mental health, alcohol and drugs, suicide prevention, out of home care, co-design

VACCHO congratulates the Victorian Government on the scope of its 2016 Victorian State Budget and is keen to work with the Andrews Government in implementing its socially progressive agenda.

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Aboriginal community plan to combat the crisis in Out of Home Care in Victoria

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 13 March 2015

Tags: Karen Heap, Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative, Productivity Commission, Koori kid, statewide crisis, Andrews government, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, Out of Home Care in Victoria, Close the Gap, Tony Abbott, Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO

The Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance calls upon the Andrews government to act immediately in preventing the continued and alarming growth of Aboriginal babies and children being removed and placed in out of home care.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

State Budget: Wins for Treaty advancement but investment into Aboriginal health remains to be seen

Investment in universal health services must meet the needs of Aboriginal people

"Getting it done" the socially progressive Victorian Government Budget

Aboriginal community plan to combat the crisis in Out of Home Care in Victoria