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Our lives.

Our future.

Our Solutions.


Our lives. Our future. Our Solutions.


Supporting self-determination within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the Loddon-Mallee region.

An Introduction to LMARG

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What is LMARG?

A forum for collective decision making

Welcome to The Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference group, known familiarly as LMARG. We are a consortium of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria. Our association provides a forum for strategic planning and collective decision-making amongst ACCOs, helping members collaborate and support one another as we work towards a common goal. Together, we can coordinate our actions, distribute our resources and achieve much greater outcomes.

An Introduction to LMARG

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What is LMARG?

A forum for collective decision making

Welcome to The Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference group, known familiarly as LMARG. We are a consortium of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria. Our association provides a forum for strategic planning and collective decision-making amongst ACCOs, helping members collaborate and support one another as we work towards a common goal. Together, we can coordinate our actions, distribute our resources and achieve much greater outcomes.

Our purpose

Supporting self-determination

Self-determination gives Aboriginal communities the power to shape their future, protect culture, and build on their strengths. It means returning decision-making and resources to community control.


LMARG supports this by working with members to set priorities and lead programs that reflect community goals. Our mission is to improve health and social outcomes through initiatives across health, education, employment, and justice.

Our purpose

Supporting self-determination

Self-determination gives Aboriginal communities the power to shape their future, protect culture, and build on their strengths. It means returning decision-making and resources to community control.


LMARG supports this by working with members to set priorities and lead programs that reflect community goals. Our mission is to improve health and social outcomes through initiatives across health, education, employment, and justice.

Member organisations

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Mallee District Aboriginal Services

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Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative

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Murray Valley Aboriginal Co-operative

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Njernda Aboriginal Corporation

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Mallee District Aboriginal Services

Breathtaking colors of our planet
Read more
Logo featuring a stylized tree and family figures within a circle, and text:

Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative

Portraits of people from around the globe
Read more
Colorful Aboriginal art boomerang against white background.

Murray Valley Aboriginal Co-operative

Stark beauty of desolate dunes
Read more
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Njernda Aboriginal Corporation

Visual odyssey across continents
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Our focus

Aboriginal Youth Project

Our current focus is the Aboriginal Youth Project Implementation Plan, a region-wide strategy to support better health, education, justice, and employment outcomes.

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Our projects

Read more about our projects

Emergency Management Preparedness Project

By Seth Khouri • August 5, 2025
This project brings together Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group members, local ACCOs, and emergency management agencies to improve how emergencies are planned for, responded to, and recovered from in Aboriginal communities.

Fluoride Varnish Project

By Seth Khouri • August 5, 2025
This initiative improves oral health outcomes for Aboriginal children by increasing access to fluoride varnish applications in community and school settings. This effort resulted in a change to Victorian legislation, enabling Aboriginal Health Practitioners to obtain, possess, and apply fluoride varnish within ACCOs.
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Whether you’re interested in membership, partnership opportunities, or learning more about our work — we’d love to hear from you.


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