Free interactive seminar and forum held from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Thursday, 3 September 2009 at the Aborigines Advancement League, 2 Watt Street, Thornbury, Victoria.
The seminar provided an overview of the issues relating to alcohol within Victoria’s Aboriginal communities as detailed in the DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly—"Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria’s Koori communities" [PDF: 1.43MB], along with case studies highlighting the issues faced by urban and regionally-based services that work with Aboriginal communities.
Download a text summary of the seminar (PDF: 207KB)
Program
Welcome and introduction
bryan Andy, Indigenous Information & Liaison Officer, Australian Drug Foundation
Welcome to country
Aunty Di Kerr, Wurundjeri Elder
ADF welcome
Mark Durran, Information Services Manager, Australian Drug Foundation
In context: Alcohol (and other drugs) in Indigenous communities
Professor Ian Anderson, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit
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Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria's Indigenous communities
Karen Milward
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Case study 1: Ngwala Willumbong and Youth Substance Abuse Service program
Glenn Howard, Program Coordinator, Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative Ltd
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Case study 2: Warikoo program
Sandi James, Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, Mildura Aboriginal Health Service
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