Policy and
Advocacy
VACCHO is a strong voice on the priorities and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We develop clear policy priorities supported by effect advocacy campaigns to assist our stakeholders make meaningful change.
At VACCHO, we work with our Members to identify the key issues impacting Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across Victoria.
We analyse the broader policy environment and work in-house to produce evidence-based policy position papers that underpin how we advocate for better health and wellbeing outcomes for the Victorian Aboriginal community.
We strive to ensure that the concerns of our Members are always on the policy agenda. We develop policy positions through Member engagement and consultation. Once a policy position has been established, our team engages with stakeholders, prepares submissions, and publishes our position papers for circulation.
On this page, you will find VACCHO’s key policy and advocacy areas including detail on our current work and achievements, and how we plan to engage with these policy areas going forward.
VACCHO's 2022 State Election Platform
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VACCHO’s Advisory Groups and Forums
Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria (CAHEV)
Working to ensure that the commitments of the Statement of Intent to Close the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes are met.
National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care (NAGATSIAC)
Advocates on aged care policies, programs and services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Victorian Advisory Council on Koori Health (VACKH)
VACKH was established to bring together on a regular and formal basis, representatives responsible for state-wide Aboriginal health issues in Victoria.
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Partnership Forum
A strategic collaboration between the Aboriginal Community-controlled health sector, the mainstream health sector and the Victorian Department of Health
Victorian Aboriginal Ear & Speech Health Group (VAESH)
VAESH meet regularly to discuss ear/hearing and speech concerns and challenges currently faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Victoria.
Victorian Committee for Aboriginal Aged Care and Disability (VCAACD)
The Victorian reference group for staff in organisations providing Home and Community Care (HACC) services to Aboriginal people.
Dhelk Dja Partnership Forum
Connecting Aboriginal Community members to key decision makers across government so they can address family violence issues together.
VACCHO DEMANDS URGENT ACTION AS SYSTEMATIC FAILINGS LAID BARE IN VERONICA NELSON INQUESTÂ
WARNING: VACCHO advises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the following article contains references to...
January 26 is a painful reminder of the legacy of a brutal invasion
VACCHO is encouraging Community to connect with family and friends and to look out for one another ahead of another...
VACCHO disappointed by the Federal Government’s decision to cut psychologist visitsÂ
WARNING: VACCHO advises that the following Media Release contains suicide references. The Victorian Aboriginal...
VACCHO CEO Jill Gallagher submits evidence at Yoorrook Justice Commission public hearingsÂ
VACCHO CEO Jill Gallagher submitted evidence at the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s hearings into systemic injustices in...
VACCHO CALLS ON RE-ELECTED STATE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM, BY PUTTING ABORIGINAL HEALTH IN ABORIGINAL HANDS
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) congratulates Daniel Andrews and the Labor...
VACCHO’S COMMUNITY QUESTION TIME A GAMECHANGER AHEAD OF 2022 STATE ELECTION
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) hosted their very first Community Question...
21st Anniversary: Honouring the past and shaping the future of Koori Maternity ServicesÂ
VACCHO celebrated 21 years of culturally responsive maternity care in Victoria at the 2022 Koori Maternity Services...
VACCHO and ACPCC launch culturally safe self-collection Cervical Screening KitsÂ
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is working in partnership with the...
VACCHO Launches ‘Don’t Miss a Moment’ CampaignÂ
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is calling on the Community to come forward...
VACCHO praises RTO graduates – The future of Aboriginal health and wellbeingÂ
VACCHO extends its warmest congratulations to all 65 students who graduated and received their diplomas at VACCHO’s...