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VAHPA News – Latest Updates

Smile Squad: Nothing to Smile About! Campaign Launch

25 Nov 2024

Dear Oral Health Practitioners, We’re excited to share some important updates as we launch the “Nothing to Smile About” campaign, a critical ...

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Speech Pathology & Occupational Therapy Student Grant Program Now Available

06 Nov 2024

The Victorian Government is offering grants of up to $15,000 to support final year Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy students to work in rural...

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VAHPA 2024 General Purpose Financial Report

24 Oct 2024

The 2024 VAHPA General Purpose Financial Report is now available: Please click here to access the report, please note the report can also be found ...

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Occupational Therapist – Careers in Public Health Webinar

16 Oct 2024

Join us for a chance to connect with and learn from OT clinicians and leaders working within the Victorian Public Health Care system. If you've ever w...

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Union Win: Better Legal Action Rights Against Sexual Harassment Perpetrators

25 Sep 2024

After years of union campaigning, it will now be easier cost-wise for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to pursue legal action against p...

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World Sexual Health Day – Reproductive Health Leave Campaign

04 Sep 2024

The Reproductive Health Leave (RHL) campaign fights to ensure any person, regardless of their reproductive health challenges, can fully and meaningful...

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The VAHPA Voice

A podcast for speech pathologists, physiotherapists, radiographers, occupational therapists, sonographers, social workers, and all Allied Health Professionals in Victoria, Australia.

Episode 5: Protected industrial action

In this episode, the VAHPA Voice examines protected industrial action: what is it, what process occurs, and what sorts of actions are typical? Protected industrial occurs during enterprise bargaining. The AEC runs an ano...

Episode 4: Working from home

Working from home is a hot issue as the COVID pandemic continues. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of working from home, and ensuring that AHPs rights are upheld as they do so. We discuss the way some employers...

Episode 3: The 2021 public sector enterprise agreement negotiations

VAHPA’s Public Sector Enterprise Agreement negotiations are underway. In this podcast, we discuss the themes of VAHPA’s campaign and the issues facing public sector AHPs. In this episode we also discuss the VAHPA log...

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