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Sign the Petition | VAADA joins chorus to retain VicHealth
- December 8, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
No CommentsThe Victorian Government has received bad advice from the Silver Review recommending the abolition of VicHealth and the transfer of its functions into the Department of Health. VicHealth is an -
Drug Alert | High-dose MDMA capsules and pills circulating in Victoria
- December 5, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
Various products – containing up to 2-3 typical doses of MDMA – are being sold MDMA (‘ecstasy’) is an empathogen stimulant with effects including euphoria and increased sociability, but also -
Press Release | Victorian AOD Strategy a welcome opportunity to address enduring substance-related harm in the community
- December 5, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the release of the Victorian Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Strategy 2025-2035 as a landmark moment that has the potential to usher -
VAADA Press Release | Preventing family violence: substance use should not be a barrier to achieving change
- December 1, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is pleased to release the position paper entitled Strengthening the Role of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Sector in Responding to Gendered -
VAADA Workforce Survey Report 2025
- November 24, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
The VAADA 2025 Victorian AOD Workforce Survey Report was officially launched yesterday at Bendigo Kangan Institute’s (BKI) Health and Community Centre of Excellence. Thank you to everyone who joined us, -
Press Release | Federal support for cohealth welcome but certainty for clients remains a priority
- November 24, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of additional funding for cohealth. This funding will allow general practice services in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington to -
VAADA Annual Report 2025
- November 17, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
We’re pleased to share VAADA’s 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of progress, collaboration and sector leadership. As a small but dedicated team, we’re proud of what has been achieved -
Statement from VAADA on the Medically Supervised Injecting Room
- November 14, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is deeply disappointed that the City of Yarra has chosen to play politics with a critical health service that is meeting the needs -
VAADA Press Release | VAADA State Budget Submission 2026
- November 13, 2025
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
Building a sustainable, accessible and person-centred AOD System for Victoria The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is pleased to release its 2026 State Budget Submission. The submission identifies 10 -
Press Release | No right door: AOD treatment system overwhelmed by chronic demand
- October 30, 2025
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) 2025 Sector Demand Survey has revealed that on any day during September, there were 4550 Victorians on waitlists for various forms of funded