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This World Suicide Prevention Day, the Balit Durn Durn Centre supports Communities to ‘just have the yarn’
Each year on September 10, communities and organisations come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities,...

VACCHO celebrates historic step in Victoria’s first Treaty
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) applauds the introduction of the landmark Treaty Bill in the Victorian Parliament today....

VACCHO secures funding to strengthen Aboriginal women’s health workforce
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has secured $300,000 to deliver a dedicated Aboriginal women’s health workforce development...

VACCHO condemns the violent attack on Camp Sovereignty
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) condemns the abhorrent actions of the neo-Nazis who violently attacked people at Camp...

OPINION: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day: Little Footsteps, Big Future
Opinion by Sheree Lowe Our children are our Elders of the future. Our future leaders. They are born with inherent rights and responsibilities to protect Country,...

ACCOs lead the way in the new Lung Cancer Screening Program
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) and Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative (GEGAC) are paving the way for culturally safe lung cancer...