Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative

Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative	..Click image to view Heritage Sign..
The Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative has been an incorporated organisation since 1979. The organisation was established to provide assistance to Aboriginal people in the Ballarat district in the areas of health, welfare and housing.
	Since 1979 the Co-operative has grown considerably and now delivers a range of services in the areas of health, wlefare, art, culture, education and social well being. The Co-operative is governed by a Board of seven Directors who are elected by the members of the Co-operative.
Funding for the Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative is derived from a number of sources including the Department of Human Services, the Office of ABoriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health, the Commomwealth Department of Family Community Services, the ATSIC Tumbukka Regional Council, the City of Ballarat and the Australia Council.