Mixed Bag for First Peoples in State Budget — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria

Mixed bag for First Peoples in State Budget — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria

The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has assessed this year’s State Budget as a mixed bag for the Aboriginal Community. The Assembly welcomes new funding for initiatives that put First Peoples experts in the driver’s seat of decision making, including investment in community-owned vocational education, First Nations’ business development, and joint management of Country. New funding for the Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation to support their …

Victorian 2025 State Budget delivers some wins for Aboriginal communities

VACCHO welcomes some funding wins for Victorian Aboriginal communities in today’s budget announcement but acknowledges there is more work to do. VACCHO is pleased to see a $12.5 million commitment to Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-Operative (DDACL) which will enable the reopening of all its services at a new location, under one roof. DDACL was forced to close one of its buildings in Dandenong in August 2024, after it was condemned due to a…