News|09 June 2022
Eva gets a new start
When Eva* first came into our Emergency Relief (ER) centre, she was squatting with her one-year-old daughter in an unoccupied apartment. She had been living...
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News|09 June 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: Rental affordability hits new lows
For anyone trying to support a family while the cost of living skyrockets, the problem of trying to find an affordable place to live could not be more...
Media Releases|25 May 2022
FoodBoost donations will make sure vulnerable Victorians don’t go without
The number of Victorians seeking help with the rising cost of food, bills and everyday essentials for the first time has tripled at some of the locations run...
Indigenous Leadership Academy|05 May 2022
Staff Highlight – Shawana Andrews, First Indigenous Board Member
At the end of 2021, AV welcomed Dr Shawana Andrews as it’s first Indigenous Board Member. Shawana is a Palawa Trawlwoolway woman with a strong connection to...
Indigenous Leadership Academy|05 May 2022
Culture on Court and Country
In November last year, Tennis Australia’s “AO on the Road” tour partnered with the Buldau Yioohgen program to bring more community and culture to...
Indigenous Leadership Academy|05 May 2022
AV’S First All Aboriginal Mentorship Program
25th Hike to Higher Education a voyage of discovery “I’ve grown up with not much culture in my life. I’ve started to come in and learn all about it,...
Media Releases|28 April 2022
Major parties abandoning vulnerable people on rental affordability, as availability of rental properties slides and cost of living spikes
The major parties need to step up ahead of the Federal Election to help vulnerable people grappling with rental affordability and the rising cost of living,...
Media Releases|11 April 2022
Victoria’s first foster care support ‘constellation’ in Bendigo “a real game changer”
Foster carers in central Victoria will be the first in the state to benefit from a ready-made social support system that creates a ‘care...
News|31 March 2022
Donations that made a difference
One of our kind donors recently helped a vulnerable family after escaping family violence. Jayne* and her three children had fled their family home of 27...
Indigenous Leadership Academy|31 March 2022
First Nations Day AO – Buldau Yioohgen at Australian Open’s First Nations Day
Thirty-five Indigenous children and their families from across Victoria participated in a world-class experience at the first-ever First Nations Day held at...
