News

Big news! ✨
We’re thrilled to announce our two guest presenters for this year’s AGM:

▫️ Dr Alastair McEwin AM: Deaf leading disability and human rights consultant
▫️ Paul Edbrooke MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Both ...bring expertise, strong commitment to inclusion, and insights that directly affect deaf and hard of hearing Victorians. If you care about advocacy, systemic change, or the future of our community, you’ll want to be in the room for this.

Join us at the Victoria Hotel next Friday! Tickets are $0 but are almost sold out - so don't miss out, get yours here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/deaf-victorias-43rd-agm-tickets-1963764386142

Yesterday, our team joined the Parliament of Victoria @victorianparliament for a special morning tea to celebrate Parliament in Auslan, a soon-to-be-launched, new series of short Auslan videos designed to support deaf and hard of hearing Victorians to understand and engage with Parliament.

... This project has been years in the making, built on long-standing collaboration between Deaf Victoria and the Parliament’s Community Engagement team. It’s an exciting step toward improving access, representation, and participation for our community.

Huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing these resources to life. We’re proud to continue building inclusive resources together. Keep an eye out for our videos on social media soon!

Success! Deeaf Women Victoria and Deaf Victoria were successful in a grant application from the Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust! The grant will fund DWV's 2026 program. Please contact DWV to get more information: deafwomenvictoria@gmail.com
Congratulations DWV and we lookforward to... seeing the photos and videos next year 🙂

Well done to Auslan interpreters who fought for better pay and conditions.

Visited St Albans East Primary School yesterday! Thank you so much to Catherine Miller, a Deaf teacher of the deaf for the tour!
The school has an amazing program for 9 children in a school with new buildings.

Our campaign to get funding back for deafConnectEd got picked up by Auslan90! Check out the video

You a TAFE student or ex-TAFE student? We NEED you! The media is interested in interviewing you about the supports you got from deafConnectEd.
Email us!

Open caption update!
We pulled together 112 witness statements! When Hoyts lawyers received them, they were furious and said that it will cost them too much to go through every statement. So they applied to VCAT to eliminate YOUR stories.
We are still waiting to find out when VCAT will ...have a directions hearing so that we can argue why we should keep all statements.
As usual, I will update you when we have any news.

Congratulations, Robert! You should be proud of yourself for the hard work you do. Showing the world that Deaf people can be great teachers!

Gayle Tierney MPTim Bull MP Please take note of the community outrage about the cuts to one of the very few services specifically for deaf and hard of hearing Victorians. Please reverse the cut.

I’ve just booked an online ticket! Cant wait!

Calling on our community: please help us save deaf access to TAFE now!
The Victorian Government has cut funding for deafConnectEd, one of the few programs supporting deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing students to access and succeed in TAFEs in Victoria. Since 1993, deafConnectEd has been the ...bridge between deaf learners, educators and inclusion. Without it, deaf access to TAFE will not exist.
We’re calling on Minister Gayle Tierney and the Allan Labor Government to reinstate funding and protect equal education opportunities for future generations.
🗓️ Deadline: November 30, 2025
🖊️ Take action NOW: Sign our petition to save deafConnectEd and safeguard deaf access to education in Victoria.
🔗 Link: https://c.org/HScPL92bXc

Deaf Victoria Annual General Meeting 2025! 🥳

Join us on 28 November at the Victoria Hotel for our AGM - a celebration of the amazing achievements, successes, and milestones we’ve reached over the past year.

💬 Everyone’s welcome, members and non-members alike!
...🍽️ FREE FOOD and drinks provided
🤝 Network, socialise, and enjoy great discussions
🎥 Watch the video for directions on how to get inside
🎉 Presentations, community spirit, and plenty of fun await
👌 Auslan interpreters provided.

We can’t wait to see you there! RSVP: email info@deafvictoria.org.au

Did you go to Kennington school in Bendigo or know someone who has? See below!

In a DDA meeting to discuss how to make the disability discrimination act better for deaf or hard of hearing people.

Going to Shepparton now to visit Guthrie St Primary school, the deaf kids and staff!

Do you know who the first Deaf person to be educated in Victoria was? Why have Deaf people always been allowed to drive in Victoria? Want to know more about Deaf history? Then join us for a special evening with Dr Breda Carty, Deaf historian and curator of the Deaf History Collections website. Dr ...Carty will give a presentation on Deaf history, followed by the sharing of historical artefact copies. The event will be both educational and relaxed, with plenty of time for community members to socialise over light refreshments.

📍 Ross House, 247–251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC
Level 3, Jenny Florence Room
📅 Friday, 17 October 2025
🕠 5:30pm for 6pm start

🔹 Auslan only (no interpreters provided)
🔹 Free to attend. RSVP essential: hello@deafhistorycollections.com.au

This event is proudly supported by Deaf Victoria and Deaf Connect.