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VAADA’s Response to the Future Melbourne Committee
- September 24, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
No CommentsMelbourne City Council has committed $2 million to expand its Community Safety Function, placing more security officers on city streets to respond to behaviours such as public drinking and begging. -
AOD Sector Insights Report
- September 18, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
We are excited to announce the release of the VAADABase AOD Sector Insights Report (2024-25) – the first data insights report from the VAADABase data collaboration project. Our sector, like -
Treaty | A historic step forward: VAADA walks alongside First Peoples
- September 10, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Treaty: It’s Here The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, together with the Victorian Government, has tabled Australia’s first statewide Treaty Bill in Parliament. For decades, First Peoples have called for -
Press Release | Gaps in alcohol and other drug services contributing to extraordinary overdose toll
- August 12, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
Download Press Release [starts] The fatal overdose data released today by the Coroners Court of Victoria is of major concern to the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA). The Court -
VAADA’s Voice on Gender-Based Undervaluation
- June 3, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
VAADA's Submission in Response to the SCHADS Award Review The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) has lodged a submission to the Fair Work Commission in response to its discussion -
VAADA State Budget Analysis 2025-2026
- May 22, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
State Budget Delivers Modest AOD Gains Amid Growing Need VAADA’s analysis of the 2025–26 Victorian State Budget reveals a modest 1.2% increase in AOD funding—well below CPI and not enough -
Press Release | Victorian Budget will not reduce wait times for alcohol and other drug treatment
- May 20, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Download Press Release [starts] The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) notes that the 2025/26 State Budget will not address the growing wait times for alcohol and other drug (AOD) -
Submission to Infrastructure Victoria
- April 29, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Read the Submission Shaping Victoria's Infrastructure for the Next 30 Years The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) has made a formal submission to Infrastructure Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy -
Press Release | Drug adulteration from potent synthetic opioids remains a nationwide risk
- April 16, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
Download Press Release Drug adulteration from potent synthetic opioids remains a nationwide risk The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) notes the importance of the inquest into the tragic overdose -
Mental Health Presentations in the AOD Sector – Report
- March 24, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Read the full report The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is pleased to release our report Mental Health Presentations in the AOD Sector. This report, drawing on data provided