Media releases

NDIS and aged care funding essential to ensure the most vulnerable Aboriginal people aren’t left beh

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 16 May 2019

Tags: aged care, disability, Federal Election, NDIS, Close the Gap, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, government policies, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, Australian Federal Government

Aboriginal people will continue to access the NDIS and Aged Care services at low rates unless funding changes occur after the Federal Election, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Acting CEO Trevor Pearce says.

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Federal Budget robbing Aboriginal people with disabilities to pay for tax cuts

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 4 April 2019

Tags: youth suicide, Aboriginal mental health, pre-election tax cuts, First Peoples Disability Network, Lowitja Institute, National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS, Federal Budget 2019, Close the Gap, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, government policies, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, Australian Federal Government

Barriers to Aboriginal people accessing NDIS services are effectively funding tax cuts, according to Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Acting CEO Trevor Pearce.

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Commonwealth Budget 2017: two steps forward, one step back for Aboriginal health

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 11 May 2017

Tags: Australia, National Budget, Turnbull Government, Close the Gap Targets, Indigenous Advancement Strategy in 2014, intergenerational trauma, Strengthening Preventive Care, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan, standard GP and specialist consultations, indexation of GP rebates, Medicare rebates, Commonwealth investments in Medicare rebates, self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, NDIS , National Disability Insurance Scheme, disability support services, Jill Gallagher, Aboriginal specific wellbeing, NDIS, social, emotional and mental health and alcohol and drug workforces, social, emotional and mental health, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, ACCHOs, ACCO, health outcomes, VACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

“VACCHO welcomes Commonwealth investments in Medicare rebates, mental health and the NDIS, but the lack of targeted investment in Aboriginal health is disappointing.

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Victorian State Budget - a mixed bag for Aboriginal communities

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 3 May 2017

Tags: ACCO, Aboriginal children, parenting support, maternal and child health, Victorian State Budget, family violence support, self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, NDIS , National Disability Insurance Scheme, disability support services, Jill Gallagher, Aboriginal specific wellbeing, social, emotional and mental health and alcohol and drug workforces, social, emotional and mental health, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, ACCHOs, ACCO, health outcomes, VACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

VACCHO welcomes the announcement of $22 million in establishing social, emotional and mental health and alcohol and drug workforces in Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs).

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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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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

NDIS and aged care funding essential to ensure the most vulnerable Aboriginal people aren’t left beh

Federal Budget robbing Aboriginal people with disabilities to pay for tax cuts

Commonwealth Budget 2017: two steps forward, one step back for Aboriginal health

Victorian State Budget - a mixed bag for Aboriginal communities

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