VACCHO Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

VACCHO launched its Aboriginal Human Research Ethics Committee in July 2026, marking an important milestone in Aboriginal Community-controlled health research governance. The HREC provides an independent, culturally grounded mechanism for reviewing health, medical and wellbeing research affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria.

This webinar provides an overview of the VACCHO HREC, its role in strengthening Aboriginal research governance, and key information for researchers and organisations seeking ethics review.

This event was hosted by the Victorian Research Translation Centre Collaborative (VRTCC – consisting of MACH, Monash Partners Health Translation Network, Western Alliance) for their member organisations in partnership with VACCHO.

Artwork by: Trina Dalton-Oogjes
Description by the artist:
The Artwork shows the connection between Community, land and water.
Bunjil and the Elders watching over the gatherings.
Footprints, Emu and Kangaroo tracks are moving us forward, together, towards a new way of being.