Mallee District Aboriginal Services provides Health, Family, Early Years and Wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the Mallee region of north west Victoria.
Services are provided by more than 200 staff at our service centres in four locations - Mildura, Swan Hill, Kerang and Robinvale.
The organisation's overall operations and administration are overseen by our Acting Chief Executive Officer, Jacki Turfrey (top left) and Acting Executive Director Jill Gallagher (top right).
Day to day operational aspects of the organisation are overseen by the Acting Director of Corporate Services John Bergin, Director of Family Services George Fagioli (bottom left) and Acting Director of Health Services Raelene Stephens (bottom right).
You can download a copy of our organisational structure here.
Our people
More than half the workforce at MDAS is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. Detailed data about the MDAS workforce can be viewed in our
2015 Worforce Review.
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Our MDAS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy demonstrates the commitment by MDAS to Closing the Gap by:
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Providing a resilient workforce with high Aboriginal employment and demonstrated cultural competency for non-Aboriginal Employees
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Developing and establishing a consulting service to provide advice and support to external organisations and service providers on developing Aboriginal Employment Strategies and engaging Aboriginal people in their workforce
The
MDAS ATSI Employment Strategy can be downloaded here.
Our plan
Aboriginal health, wellbeing, culture and economic prosperity is everyone's responsibility. But is is Mallee District Aboriginal Services' core business.
MDAS is proud to publish its second four-year Strategic Plan, which describes a vision for Aboriginal communities in the Mallee district, as well as MDAS's commitment to making this a reality.
You can download our
2018 - 2021 Strategic Plan here.