ABOUT US
We aim to give the community a list of Services and Resources to help both Indigenous and mainstream providers in referring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to local, culturally relevant services in both rural and urban areas of Victoria.
The directory is a useful tool for identifying health care needs of the ATSI community, and linking them into both Koori-specific services and, culturally appropriate mainstream services that will improve their lives.
A holistic approach to health care is the basis for the directory, for this reason we have included spiritual, cultural and social resources as well as health services. This includes statewide contact details to:
- Aboriginal Health Services
- Employment, Education and Training providers
- Aboriginal Cooperatives, Corporations and Organisations
Fact file
Victoria has an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 28,239 according to the 2006 Census
The North & West Metropolitan Areas have the largest populations of the ATSI community in Melbourne.
Darebin has an Indigenous population of 1046, Whittlesea has 807 and Hume 853 (2006 Census)
Australian Bureau of Statistics has estimated there are approximately 2.706 people who identify as being Indigenous in the northern suburbs.
This Directory is a great resource based on a social and spiritual, holistic model of health and aims to improve access to services for the Indigenous community.
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