Suicide Prevention and Response paper 

Deaf Victoria’s submission to the Discussion paper: suicide prevention and response strategy Prepared by: Philip Waters, General Manager, Deaf Victoria and Jasmine Shirrefs, Deaf Mental Health Policy Officer, Deaf Victoria. For more information contact: info@deafvictoria.org.au This submission has been made available with support from the Diverse Communities grant program. Words: 3560 Pages: 11 Finalised: September […]

Youth Parliament passes Deaf Victoria Bill to make Auslan a mandatory subject

YMCA’s 2021 Victorian Youth Parliament Sitting Week saw four students from the Deafhood team pass their motion for Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to be implemented as a compulsory LOTE (Languages Other Than English) subject across all Victorian schools. Their Bill, tabled on behalf of Deaf Victoria, the state’s peak advocacy body for Deaf and Hard […]

Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours list

Congratulations to the members of our Deaf Community who were recognised for their contribution to the Deaf Community through education, research, and sports in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours list: Dr Breda Carty AO, Anne Bremner AM, and Mark Durdin OAM. We thank these members of our Deaf Community who have gone above and beyond […]

General Manager Announcement

The Board of Deaf Victoria is pleased to announce the appointment of our new General Manager after an extensive search and Deaf led recruitment process. The new General Manager will start in the coming weeks and we know that with this leadership, the future of YOUR organisation is bright! Our thanks to the Deaf Community for your […]

Deaf Victoria Constitution Update

At our Annual General Meeting on November 23, 2020, the membership voted to update our constitution in three main areas: Regulatory, Purpose & Objectives, and Membership. To see details of the update in Auslan (with voiceover and captions), please see the following video: The constitution is open for feedback from the membership from Monday 8 March […]

Accessible Emergency Broadcasts during 2019-20 Victorian Bushfires

Deaf Victoria is Victoria’s disability led organisation representing Deaf and hard of hearing Victorians. The organisation provides an advocacy and information referral organisation funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Deaf Victoria advocates on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing Victorians to increase equality, inclusion and access to mainstream services. Along […]