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VAN Talks Podcast

VAN Talks Podcast

By: Victorian Aboriginal News
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Heading back to our roots and building on the work we undertook in the leadup to the 2023 Referendum, Victorian Aboriginal News (VAN) Talks focuses on the positivity that is Aboriginal Victoria. Covering everything from Voice, Treaty and Truth and Reconciliation through to Aboriginal businesses and Traditional Owner initiatives, the VAN Talks podcast is the only podcast that travels across the State to deliver interviews and stories that are the truth of Aboriginal Victoria.

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Episodes
  • S04-E03: A valuable look inside the workload experienced by the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung

    S04-E03: A valuable look inside the workload experienced by the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung
    Sep 3 2025

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    Every day the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation receives engagement requests from government, corporations, community groups and individuals; and with 29 Local Government Authorities (Councils) operating on its Country, the load on the corporation is enormous. We catch up with CEO Kupa Teao to gain an understanding of the organisation and how engagement can be achieved respectfully and effectively.
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    24 mins
  • S04-E02: Closing the education gap for First Nations students

    S04-E02: Closing the education gap for First Nations students
    Aug 29 2025

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    For nearly 30 years, RMIT's Ngarara Willum Centre has been providing critical student support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We speak with Indigenous Access and Engagement Senior Advisor, Bundjalung woman Talia Elliott about the enormous benefits such centres have in closing the educational gap.
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    22 mins
  • S04-E01: Traditional Owners and Local Governments work together to achieve common goals

    S04-E01: Traditional Owners and Local Governments work together to achieve common goals
    Aug 19 2025

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    North of Naarm (Melbourne), the Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TL&WC) and the Local Government Authorities on its Country, have banded together to establish a forum - one that seeks to identify and achieve common goals for the good of all community members. In this episode VAN's Charles Pakana speaks with CEO of TL&WC, Matt Burns, and forum co-chair, the Mayor of Bendigo, Councillor Andrea Metcalf
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    26 mins
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