Building Back Better for Victoria’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

VALS has launched the Building Back Better: COVID-19 Recovery Plan to provide a strategy for the Victorian and Federal Governments to ensure Victoria’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are not left behind during the pandemic and the pandemic recovery. Prior to the pandemic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were already more marginalised than non-Aboriginal Victorians. VALS has seen a rise in demand for our services during the pandemic, which is a strong indicator that Aboriginal people are not getting a fair share of Government support during the pandemic. VALS has also identified that our clients have borne the brunt of the punitive policing measures put in place by the Victorian Government to manage the pandemic.

February 7, 2021