Submission
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Submission to the Social and Legal Issues Standing Committee | Review of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023
- December 16, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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No CommentsVAADA are pleased to provide this submission. This Bill is an opportunity for Victoria to align its drug laws with the values and realities of todays society. The Bill’s modest, evidence-based proposed changes will reduce harms associated with coercive and harsh criminalisation and enable law enforcement to better focus its resources on serious crime, marking a positive step for Victoria’s drug laws.
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VAADA State Budget Submission 2025 | Fixing the Foundations
- November 26, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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VAADA is pleased to present its 2025 State Budget Submission Fixing the Foundations, which offers a range of solutions to address enduring challenges with the AOD service system in Victoria, that meet growing demand for treatment and support, and which can respond to new and emerging threats to community wellbeing.
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Submission to the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport | Inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia
- November 14, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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Following a referral from the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP, on 22 August 2024 the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport initiated an inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) in Australia. This inquiry aims to address the profound effects of AOD on individuals, families and communities, and to recommend improvements to the coordination and effectiveness of treatment services, community programs, and policies.
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Submission to Inquiry into Women’s Pain
- August 1, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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VAADA is pleased to have made a submission to the Inquiry into Women’s Pain. Our submission highlights the service gaps and systemic limitations at the intersection of women’s pain and
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Submission to the Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee
- May 31, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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In this submission we address the complex interplay between substance use and domestic and family violence and how this requires a multifaceted approach to enhance data collection and management within the AOD sector.
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Drug Checking Principles & Practice: A model for Victoria
- May 3, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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This paper presents a preferred model for drug checking in Victoria, providing principles for equitable access, an approach to reducing harms for those intending to use drugs, and the establishment of a real time public alert system that can keep our community safe.
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Submission to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee | Inquiry into vaping and tobacco controls
- April 3, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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VAADA’s submission to the inquiry into vaping and tobacco controls by the Victorian Public Accounts and Estimates Committee makes the case for an evidence-based approach to e-cigarettes. Balancing prevention with harm reduction, VAADA advocates for a well-regulated market for e-cigarettes as a consumer product.
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Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the AOD System and First Peoples in Victoria
- February 22, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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VAADA is pleased to release its submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) System and First Peoples in Victoria. VAADA has drawn on the insights and experiences of its members, and crucially members of the Victorian Aboriginal community to develop its response.
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VAADA State Budget Submission 2024
- February 2, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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Our major call to action for the upcoming State Budget is the Victorian Government committing to the development of a comprehensive Victorian AOD Strategy, that provides planning, resourcing, service integration and oversight for the way AOD services and supports are delivered across our community.
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A Stronger, More Diverse and Independent Community Sector Consultation
- December 4, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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The Australian Alcohol & Other Drugs Council (AADC) have made a submission to the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) A Stronger, More Diverse and Independent Community Sector consultation. VAADA is an AADC member, we consulted on the submission and are a signatory to the submission.