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Award-winning Aboriginal leader strengthens community outcomes through TAFE training
A young Aboriginal man is strengthening outcomes for Aboriginal children and fam...
Callan Morse 21 Jul 2026
Victoria establishes state's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee
Victoria's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee has officially b...
Dechlan Brennan 17 Jul 2026
VIEWS program celebrates decade of Indigenous engineering pathways
A program connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students...
Joseph Guenzler 13 Jul 2026
50 Years of Deadly, 20 Years of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act
This year marks two significant milestones. Fifty years of NAIDOC. Twenty years...
Aboriginal groups warn racism remains entrenched across Victoria's public systems
Systemic racism across Victoria's healthcare, child protection and policing syst...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Jul 2026
To talk, share, connect and decompress: Victorian Institute of Sport unveils permanent Yarning Circle

Catherine Freeman knows the pressures of being an elite athlete better than most, and the value of somewhere to connect, decompress and host open and honest discussion.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 22, 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
First Nations artwork welcomes community to future Hume Tech School

At the entrance to Kangan Institute's future Hume Tech School, a new First Nations artwork brings together bronze, glass and sculptural digging sticks to tell an ancient story of knowledge, technology...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 12, 2026
'Making quitting something visible, collective, and backed by community': Anti-vaping campaign for Indigenous young people goes national

A state-based, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation-led anti-vaping campaign has expanded nationally, encouraging community "warriors and the dreamers", its young people, to quit with t...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 10, 2026
Grants support First Nations participation in Victorian sports carnivals and pathway programs

The latest round of grants to support First Nations athletes and sides to compete in carnivals and tournaments has been launched in Victoria.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 2, 2026
Gathering place commemorates trailblazing Yarra Yarra Elder Aunty Dot Peters

Yarra Yarra Elder Aunty Dorothy 'Dot' Peters is remembered as a passionate and powerful advocate for recognition, reconciliation and, as her son explains, respect, caring and sharing.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 2, 2026
VACCHO calls for community-led health investment ahead of Victorian election

The peak body for Indigenous-led health organisations in Victoria has called for practical, community-led investments to improve Aboriginal health and wellbeing while reducing long-term pressure on th...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 1, 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget

Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody have been ignored in Victoria's budget, the state's Indigenous legal service says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
Indigenous health leaders welcome wins in Victorian Budget, but note it 'falls short in several key areas'

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) says it is pleased to secure "funding wins" for Victorian Aboriginal communities in Tuesday's budget announcement.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2026
Victorian Traditional Owner body buoyed by new federal economy data unit

A Victorian advocacy body for Traditional Owner groups across the state has signalled its intention to collaborate with the new Indigenous Business Australian unit intended to provide a more structure...

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 4, 2026
VACCHO marks 30 years of Aboriginal community-controlled health leadership in Victoria

The peak body for Victorian Indigenous community-controlled health organisations is celebrating 30 years of supporting communities across the state.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
Family of Noongar man who died in police custody says inquest failed to grasp police treatment of Aboriginal people

The family of a Noongar man who died in police custody says the coronial inquest into his death has failed to understand "how police treat Aboriginal people".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 10, 2026
'Impact for regional communities is minimal' - Vic free public transport no silver bullet outside the inner city

Free public transport while petrol costs soar is not much help if the bus only comes a couple of times a day, a major Aboriginal service provider in the Shepparton region says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 2, 2026
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