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Emergency relief payments are now available for people affected by the January 2026 fires.

9 January 2026

Emergency relief payments are now available

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8 January 2026

Headliner Announced – 2026 Victoria’s Pride Street Party!

Mo’Ju to headline Victoria’s iconic LGBTIQA+ street party in 2026.

Free pads and tampons. Period. Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. Victoria State Government.

19 December 2025

Aboriginal health and wellbeing

Free pads and tampons in ACCHOs. Period.

Vending machines with free pads and tampons are rolling out in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations across Victoria.

January 2026

9 January 2026

Emergency relief payments are now available

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8 January 2026

Headliner Announced – 2026 Victoria’s Pride Street Party!

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19 December 2025

Free pads and tampons in ACCHOs. Period.

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18 December 2025

Applications open for the 2025-26 Victorian Aboriginal Community Initiatives Fund (CIF)

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16 December 2025

Responding to Family Violence Capability Framework now updated

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15 December 2025

Child protection practitioner international recruitment, sponsorships and relocation packages

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9 December 2025

New podcast: Children, families and trauma

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9 December 2025

Free pads and tampons in train stations. Period.

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8 December 2025

A new guide for inclusive community engagement

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5 December 2025

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