Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Health Services are community controlled
health organisations providing comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC) services
to Aboriginal People. They aim to improve the health status of Aboriginal People
through the provision of high quality clinical and health improvement care services
delivered in culturally appropriate ways.
RWAV is working to support the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS)
in Victoria to recruit and retain general practitioner services. If you are interested
in working in an ACCHS we would be very pleased to hear from you.
To look for vacancies in the Aboriginal sector
click here.
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is the
collective of all ACCHS around Victoria. Each of their members is an Aboriginal
community controlled organisation: most are multi-functional community organisations
with health as a key part of their responsibility and some come from groups offering
comprehensive health services.
"Each Aboriginal community needs its own community based, locally owned, culturally
appropriate and adequately resourced, primary health care facility. That is our
right."
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
For further details on ACCHS in Victoria Click Here and visit the VACCHO web site
In Victoria Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) look after the
health needs of Victorian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. Each ACCHS
offers a diversity of programs and services. All ACCHS are underpinned by
two main philosophies they are community controlled and have a holistic approach
to health.
The ACCHS are located in the following areas:
- Aboriginal Community Elders Service, Brunswick
- Allinjarra Aboriginal Association Inc, Kerang
- Ballarat and District Aboriginal Coop, Ballarat
- Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative, Halls Gap
- Bunurong Medical Centre, Dandenong
- Morwell Central Gippsland Aboriginal Health and Housing Coop
- Coranderrk Koori Cooperative Ltd, Healesville
- Dhauwurd-Wurrung, Portland
- Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative
- Gippsland and East Gippsland Bairnsdale
- Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Cooperative, Horsham
- Gunditjamara Aboriginal Cooperative, Warrnambool
- Kirra Community Health Service, Purnim
- Koori Diabetes Association Statewide
- Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust, Lake Tyers
- Mildura Aboriginal Corp, Mildura
- Moogji Aboriginal Council East Gippsland Inc, Orbost
- Mungabareena Aboriginal Corp, Wodonga
- Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd, Robinvale
- Ngwala Willumbong, St Kilda
- Njernda Aboriginal Cooperative, Echuca
- Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corp, Sale
- Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd, Mooroopna
- Swan Hill & District Aboriginal Cooperative, Swan Hill
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Fitzroy
- Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative, Nth Geelong
- Western Suburbs Indiginous Gathering Place, Maribynong
- Winda Mara Aboriginal Cooperative, Heywood