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May 2025

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Grampians Health and Eating Disorders Victoria to conduct support sessions in Horsham and Ballarat

Monday 26 May

Access to eating disorder support is now available closer to home for the Grampians region, with free community information sessions and carer skills workshops coming to Horsham and Ballarat this May.

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Victorian Budget: No action for eating disorders, 7 months into Strategy

Tuesday 20 May

The 2025-26 Victorian state budget’s billions for healthcare has overlooked eating disorders, the only mental illness that continues to rise since the pandemic.

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F U ED: Rhys Nicholson’s Fundraiser for Eating Disorder Care

Thursday 15 May

Join us for a night of comedy without diet jokes or body shaming, with 100% of sales donated to EDV.

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October 2024

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Walk the Bay of Fires with Eating Disorders Victoria

Monday 21 October

Join our adventure fundraising for free eating disorder support.

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Victorian Eating Disorders Strategy prioritises early intervention, peer support

Monday 7 October

Response to Victorian Government Eating Disorders Strategy 2024-31.

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September 2024

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JOINT STATEMENT: Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA) says school nurses weighing children will create more harm than good

Tuesday 10 September

Eating Disorders Alliance expresses concerns over recent Australian College of Nurses advice to collect and discuss height and weight data of all children.

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June 2024

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Update on EDV's SE-ED Program

Tuesday 4 June

An important update regarding the next steps of Eating Disorders Victoria’s Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SE-ED) Program. 

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May 2024

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Melbourne Mavericks champion eating disorder awareness with Henley and EDV

Tuesday 28 May

The Melbourne Mavericks will team up with Henley and Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) to raise awareness for World Eating Disorders Action Day. The collaboration will leverage the Mavericks’ Round 8 match against the NSW Swifts to promote positive body image, encourage healthy relationships with food, and support those affected by eating disorders.

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Eating Disorders Alliance Welcomes Ban on Compounded GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Friday 24 May

The Eating Disorders Alliance (EDA), a coalition of leading eating disorder organisations in Australia and New Zealand, is encouraged to see the impact of our national advocacy campaign to address the significant medical risks posed by inappropriately promoted or prescribed weight loss products, particularly compounded GLP-1 receptor agonist analogues (GLP-1RAs). 

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Funding for EDV in State Budget 2024-25

Tuesday 7 May

Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) welcomes the announcement of the 2024/5 Victorian State Budget, which includes the allocation of $2.6 million per year over three years for EDV to support more Victorians impacted by these serious mental illnesses. This funding is part of a broader $30.7million investment into eating disorders in the 2024/5 budget.

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