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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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 24 May 2019
Tags:
Djirri Djirri dancers,
wrap-around services,
health,
wellbeing,
qualified workers,
Business Studies,
Training & Education,
Counselling,
Aboriginal Primary Health Care,
Reconciliation Week,
Melbourne Town Hall,
Aboriginal graduation,
Melanie Lane,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
accredited courses of study through the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO).
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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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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 7 May 2019
Tags:
sustainable investment,
workforce shortages,
Remote Australia Strategies program,
Indigenous Advancement Strategy,
out-of-home care,
health,
wellbeing,
chronic conditions,
geographically-based funding,
remote communities,
urban and regional Australia,
Close the Gap,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
government policies,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
Whoever Australia decides to back on 18 May, they need to remember that when it comes to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities “it’s not just a northern or remote problem”.
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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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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 March 2019
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Close the Gap,
Karen Heap,
VACCHO Chair,Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
government policies,
health indicators,
Harvard University,
Coalition of Peaks,
CTG,
Partnership Agreement,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Federal Government
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, through their peak body representatives, will share decision making with governments through a new Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 24 October 2018
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Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative,
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative,
Trevor Pearce,
new Board,
Raylene Harradine,
Karen Heap,
AGM,
Deputy Chair,
Chair,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is pleased to announce the appointment of a the new Chair and Deputy Chair following our AGM on Monday 22 October.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 8 October 2018
Tags:
Health and Wellbeing,
racism,
Trevor Pearce,
Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018-2023,
VAAF,
Self-determination,
Aboriginal Victorians,
Victorian Government,
CTG,
close the gap,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO
The principles of self-determination are a welcome and integral part of the Victorian Government’s new Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018-2023 (VAAF), according to the peak body for Aboriginal health and wellbeing in Victoria.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 5 October 2018
Tags:
improve health outcomes,
Memorandum of Understanding Peter Mac,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal strengths and technical expertis,
Co-health,
Mallee District Aboriginal Services,
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative,
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative,
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative,
national cervical screening program,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
National Cervical Screening Program for Victorian Aboriginal women,
Cancer Health Services Research grant,
Victorian Cancer Agency,
Aboriginal women,
$2million,
cancer grant,
Self-determination,
Aboriginal Victorians,
Victorian Government,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO
A new grant of close to $2million will help the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its partners in its work to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer and help save Aboriginal women’s lives.
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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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