Media releases

Australian history in the making: Inaugural meeting of First People’s Assembly for Treaty between Aboriginal Community and Victorian Government

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 November 2019

Tags: Trevor Pearce, Trevor Pearce, Victorian Government, First People’s Assembly for Treaty, Jill Gallagher AO, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, self-determination, Australian Federal Government

Self-determination and sovereignty inseparable from health and socio-cultural wellbeing says peak Aboriginal health body

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Voice + Treaty + Truth = Stronger Cultural Health & Wellbeing ‘Land is Life’

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 26 June 2019

Tags: Victorian State Government, Uluru Statement from the Heart, sovereignty, self-determination, Voice Treaty Truth, NAIDOC, Treaty, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, Australian Federal Government

On the eve of 2019 NAIDOC week, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has publicly supported the move towards a Treaty process in Victoria.

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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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Wins for Victorian Aboriginal Community in Budget

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 2 May 2018

Tags: Aboriginal Executive Council, funding, maternal and child health, reducing family violence, Treaty advancement, Budget, Wungurilwil Gapgapduir, Ian Ham, Self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO

The wellbeing of Victorian Aboriginal families has received a boost in the state’s Budget with investment in jobs, funding for maternal and child health, reducing family violence, and Treaty advancement.

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History making appointment for VACCHO CEO

Posted by VACCHO Communications on 13 December 2017

Tags: Jill Gallagher AO, Treaty Advancement Commissioner for Victoria, Aboriginal Treaty Working Group, Daniel Andrews, Treaty, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO

The Board of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has congratulated its CEO, Jill Gallagher AO, on her appointment as Treaty Advancement Commissioner for Victoria.

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Capturing the dreams of Aboriginal Victoria for 2030

Posted by Policy Unit on 15 April 2016

Tags: mob, Aboriginal Prime Minister, Treaty, funding, What do you want for Aboriginal families and children in 2030?, time capsule, ACCHO, Collingwood, Aboriginal cultural footprint, snapshot of Aboriginal Victoria, 20th Anniversary, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Jill Gallagher, health outcomes, health and wellbeing, CTG, Close the Gap, Aboriginal health, ACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Control, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

At VACCHO we’ve placed a time capsule within the walls of our building in Collingwood to mark our 20th anniversary as the peak representative body for Aboriginal health in Victoria.

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Aboriginal health: people before percentages

Posted by Policy Unit on 11 February 2016

Tags: Prime Minister , Treaty, Bill Shorten, 495 years, life expectancy, 10 year anniversary, Turnbull government, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Jill Gallagher, health outcomes, health and wellbeing, CTG, Close the Gap, Aboriginal health, ACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Control, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Jill Gallagher AO calls for renewed efforts to end inequality in Aboriginal health amidst the 10 year anniversary of Closing The Gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Media releases

Australian history in the making: Inaugural meeting of First People’s Assembly for Treaty between Aboriginal Community and Victorian Government

Voice + Treaty + Truth = Stronger Cultural Health & Wellbeing ‘Land is Life’

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

Wins for Victorian Aboriginal Community in Budget

History making appointment for VACCHO CEO

Capturing the dreams of Aboriginal Victoria for 2030

Aboriginal health: people before percentages