We are committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can access this site and its information.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this website reaches AA standard accessibility according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The department continues to review and improve the accessibility of the site.

Some parts of this site might not meet your specific accessibility needs. If you have any problems accessing information on the site, we can give you the information in an alternative format.

Please email us or complete the contact us form and tell us what information you want, including the web address (URL).

We welcome your feedback about the website.

Copyright in this website (including content and design) is owned by the State of Victoria or used under licence.

You may make limited copies of this website in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), including copies for research, study, criticism, review or news reporting.

You may not publish, reproduce, adapt, modify, communicate or otherwise use any part of this website (in particular for commercial purposes).

This website is provided for general information only. The State of Victoria does not represent or warrant that the content of this website is accurate, authentic or complete or that the information contained in this website is suitable for your needs. You must not rely on this website as a statement of government policy, except where clearly stated. You should assess whether the information is accurate, authentic or complete and where appropriate, seek independent professional advice.

To the extent permitted by law, the State of Victoria excludes liability for any loss (including loss from viruses) caused by use or reliance on this website. The department may amend of withdraw material on this website at any time without notice.

This website provides links to external websites. The State of Victoria does not control and accepts no liability for the content of those websites or for any loss arising from use or reliance on those websites. The State of Victoria does not endorse any external website and does not warrant that they are accurate, authentic or complete. Your use of any external website is governed by the terms of that website. The provision of a link to an external website does not authorise you to reproduce, adapt, modify, communicate or in any way deal with the material on that site.

The inclusion of any email addresses on this website is not consent to receiving unsolicited commercial electronic messages or SPAM.

The Victorian Health Building Authority is committed to protecting your privacy.

We endorse fair information handling practices and uses of information in compliance with our obligations under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

Information we collect when you use this website

As a branch of the Department of Health (DH) we comply with the department’s privacy statement, which outlines the information we collect when you use this website. We also use third party analytics tools to understand how you use this website, identify usability issues and improve your user experience.

Web statistical data collection

We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to anonymously collect site performance and usage data. This includes measuring:

• which pages are viewed, how often and the duration of visits
• how people navigate our site
• device types and operating systems used to access our site
• how our site and content is performing. 

Read Google’s Privacy Policy.

Hotjar

We use Hotjar to understand how people interact with our website. It helps us identify which links and features people use, where they get stuck and what they are most interested in.

Hotjar combines analysis and feedback tools to record user behaviour such as clicks, scrolling behaviour and feedback users provide.

Read Hotjar’s Privacy Policy.

Social media pixels

We use social media including Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn to communicate with the community, industry and our partners. Our website includes code (pixels) that measure performance of our social media channels. This includes identifying which social media channel people use to access the website, the devices people use and other demographic information.

• Read Facebook’s Privacy Policy
• Read YouTube’s Privacy Policy.
• Read LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy. 

Campaign Monitor

When you subscribe to one of our newsletters or other subscription services we collect your personal information for the purpose of providing you with the subscription service.

We use Campaign Monitor to provide services related to your subscription; and we share your personal information with Campaign Monitor for this purpose. We may also use Campaign Monitor’s analytics tools for the purpose of improving our communications with you. Personal information held by Campaign Monitor is handled in accordance with Campaign Monitor's Privacy Policy.

Please note, Campaign Monitor’s website and subscription services are provided, supported and hosted on servers in the United States of America. This means that your personal information may be sent overseas, stored and shared by Campaign Monitor in the United States (including with other countries). In that case, the privacy protection laws of the United Kingdom, EU and the USA may also apply to your personal information.

The information we hold will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

If you wish to access or update your information, please contact vhba@vida.vic.gov.au.

Read Campaign Monitor's Privacy Policy.

Vimeo

Our website includes embedded videos hosted on Vimeo. In order to deliver the video and video player to you, the Vimeo web server receives information about your computer, including its internet protocol (IP) address.

Read Vimeo’s privacy policy.

While you can browse this website anonymously, some features of the website may not function fully.

Contacting the department’s freedom of information and privacy teams:

For information on making an FOI application, please visit the department’s Freedom of Information page or contact the Freedom of Information Officer:

Freedom of Information Unit, Department of Health

• Postal address: GPO BOX 4057, MELBOURNE, VIC 3001
• Street address: 50 Lonsdale Street, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000
• Phone: (03) 9096 8449 or 1300 650 172
• Fax: (03) 9096 8848
• Email the Freedom of Information unit. 

For information on the department's Privacy policy or on how the department manages privacy, please contact the Privacy manager:

Privacy unit, Department of Health

• Postal Address: GPO BOX 4057, Melbourne VIC 3001
• Street Address: 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
• Ph: 1300 884 706
• Email: Privacy unit. 

Further information on data protection can be found on the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner website.

Read the department’s privacy statement.

Our home, health, mental health and aged care landing pages feature a snapshot of project data in the top right of the page.

Our projects and grant projects are calculated using the Total Estimated Investment (TEI) figures from the Victorian State Budget Papers, Budget Paper 4: State Capital Program.

Budget Paper 4: State Capital Program excludes the Changing Places program.

Number of projects and grant programs

We administer several grant programs which consist of multiple recipients across the state. In our project data, each grant is counted as a single program.

Updating our project data

We aim to update our project data at the end of each month. You can view when the data was last updated by checking the 'Last updated date' located near the bottom of the web page.