Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative

Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) was founded to represent and provide services to the Dja Dja Wurrung community (Jaara people) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents living in the Dja Dja Wurrung boundaries.

BDAC has a responsibility to ensure growth of services and development of our Aboriginal community. BDAC aims to provide an excellent health service and outcomes for our people, improve the service quality of life and be a lead agency in providing employment and career pathways for Aboriginal people.

The Dja Dja Wurrung country includes the regional city of Bendigo, where 1,851 Aboriginal people live, and the surrounding districts of Boort, Redesdale and Creswick. More than half of the Aboriginal people living in Bendigo are under the age of 24.

Services provided by Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative:

• Family and Community services

• Wellbeing services

• Health services

• Home-based care services