Dr Jill Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
VACCHO
Jill is a proud Gunditjmara woman from Western Victoria and is an accomplished strategic leader, championing the needs and self-determined outcomes of First Nations communities in Victoria. Jill has spent more than 27 years advancing Aboriginal health and wellbeing through her work with VACCHO and has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles.
As a respected Aboriginal leader who has dedicated her life to advocating for Community, Jill has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2009), awarded the Order of Australia (2013), and inducted into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll (2015).
From 2017 to 2019, Jill served as Victoria’s first Treaty Advancement Commissioner and led the establishment of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.
SESSIONS
Day 2
10:00
Panel: First Nations perspectives on aged care
How can culturally safe and community-led approaches be embedded in palliative and aged care to better serve First Nations people?
Learn from initiatives that combine cultural knowledge with care practices to improve outcomes and respect for community values
Andrea Kelly, Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner, Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Kim Whiteley, Chief Executive Officer, NATSIAAC
Dr Jill Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer, VACCHO