Indigenous programs

We work closely with Aboriginal organisations, health workers, government and businesses to target cancer prevention messages to Victorian Aboriginal communities.

Activities include:

• Education programs to reduce the risk of cancer
• Research to reduce the burden of cancer on future generations
• Information and support for cancer patients, their families, carers, and health professionals
• Creating culturally appropriate resources through community consultation and using local artists.

Arts awards 

Our annual Arts Awards include an Indigenous Visual Art category that gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a chance to share their cancer stories through art.

Works can include painting, photographs, craft or sculpture, and can represent someone's own experience with cancer or how a person felt watching a loved one with cancer. 

See our Arts Awards page for details of exhibitions and previous winners.