Victorian Aboriginal Ethics Committee

Determing resourcing requirements

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Collingwood, VIC Chief Investigator: Dr Jill Gallagher Themes: Sovereignty, Health policy and systems Project summary: The objective of the project is to produce a…

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Supporting understanding and navigation of the aged care system

A feasibility study for a Torres Strait Aged Care Information and Advocacy Hub

Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Thursday Island, QLD Themes: Empowerment, Ageing and elderly care Project summary: The purpose of the project aims to support Torres Strait Islander individuals and…

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Walking the talk

How our ways of knowing, being and seeing drive program design, delivery and innovation

Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Nowra, NSW Themes: Empowerment, Culture for health and wellbeing Project summary: This project scoped interest and ideas about how to develop an Indigenous knowledge-based,…

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Understanding what good eye care services look like for our children

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Seeding Symposium

Year granted: 2023 Organisation location: Sydney, NSW Themes: Empowerment, Health services and workforce Project summary: FNEHA arose as a result of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health…

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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Developing a research evaluation of the role and contribution of Central Australia’s Aboriginal community controlled organisations

Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Alice Springs, NT Themes: Empowerment, Community health and wellbeing Project summary: This project seeks to co-design and develop in partnership with key Aboriginal organisations…

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Understanding the organisational processes that facilitate client referral and case management

Case study for a model of care for customary healers

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Alice Springs, NT Themes: Cultural safety and respectful systems, Culture for health and wellbeing Project summary: Akeyulerre Healing Centre provides Angangkere (Customary) healing…

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ACCOs and child welfare decision-making

Understanding how Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) are enacting new statutory authority in child welfare decision-making: An initial process evaluation of the Community Protecting Boorais Program

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Preston, VIC Chief Investigator: Muriel Bamblett Themes: Health policy and systems, Self-determination Project summary: VACCA has led the work on…

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Actioning Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consent and data sharing priorities to guide community controlled health service best practice 

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Varsity Lakes, QLD Chief Investigator: Letitia Campbell Themes: Health policy and systems, Sovereignty Project summary: Limited literature confirms lack of…

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Understanding the key barriers and enablers for Aboriginal women pursuing a career in midwifery

Mob caring for Mob: Establishing educational pathways to midwifery for Aboriginal women to support the upscaling of Birthing on Country services

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Nowra, NSW Themes: Workforce, self-determination Project summary: This project aims to decolonise and strengthen the maternity care workforce by improving…

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Stolen Generation Survivors’ and their descendants’ health and wellbeing

Exploring the health and wellbeing needs of Stolen Generations and their descendants in South Australia

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Salisbury Downs, SA Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Kim Morey Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Self-Determination Project summary: This project is…

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

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