Living Positive Victoria

What Living Positive Victoria does

Living Positive Victoria is a peer-led, community-based nonprofit organization headquartered in Southbank, Melbourne, that serves people living with HIV in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1988, the organization acts as the peer-led voice of the HIV-positive community, delivering programs including peer navigation, support groups, workshops, the Positive Speakers Program (rebranded in March 2026 from the Positive Speakers Bureau), the FLIP financial hardship program, and the Poslink+ media platform spanning newsletters, podcasts, and video content. The organization also coordinates six national peer-led networks — PATSIN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), PLAN (Positive Living Action Network, with a women's focus), hetMAN, PANA (multicultural), BiPAN, and PLDI (peer-led HIV advocacy) — extending its reach beyond Victoria into national HIV peer-support infrastructure.

The organization operates in partnership with adjacent HIV-sector bodies, including Thorne Harbour Health, Positive Women Victoria, and the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC), to deliver coordinated peer support, referrals, and education. It is governed as a registered Australian charity with a small staff complement (11–50 employees) under CEO Richard Keane, and is a member of community-led HIV response networks rather than a clinical or pharmaceutical provider.

Living Positive Victoria's revenue model is donation- and membership-driven, supplemented by grants, and all services are delivered free of charge to community members. There is no commercial product, subscription, or paid service offering; financial sustainability is tied to philanthropic, government, and member contributions and to the organization maintaining its position as the recognized peer-led HIV advocacy body in Victoria.

Name

Living Positive Victoria

Legal name

People Living With HIV/AIDS Victoria Inc

Website

https://livingpositivevictoria.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Living Positive Victoria is a peer-led nonprofit, founded in 1988 in Melbourne, that provides peer navigation, support groups, education, financial hardship assistance, and media content to people living with HIV in Victoria and across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HIV/AIDS Community Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

Keywords

• HIV peer support
• Community health advocacy
• Peer-led support services
• HIV education programs
• Community support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southbank

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: The organization accepts donations through its website and offers membership options for community members to support the organization financially.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Living Positive Victoria delivers peer-led HIV support services to people living with HIV in Victoria, Australia. Its portfolio includes one-on-one peer navigation, demographic-specific support groups, educational workshops, social events, financial support (FLIP), national peer networks for priority communities, and the Positive Speakers Program for organizational HIV education. The Poslink+ media brand publishes newsletters, podcasts, videos, and feature articles, and downloadable resources are provided for individuals living with HIV, health and community workers, and aged care workers.

Product overview

Living Positive Victoria is a peer-led not-for-profit organization serving people living with HIV since 1988. Its offering is a unified service portfolio organized around peer support, education, community connection, media, and resources. Core programs include one-on-one peer navigation, support groups (organized by community identity), workshops, a national speakers bureau (Positive Speakers Program), social events, and national peer networks (PATSIN, PLAN, hetMAN, PANA, BiPAN, PLDI). Financial support is provided through the FLIP program. The Poslink+ Media sub-brand delivers news, podcasts, videos, and newsletters to the broader community. Resources are available for people with HIV, health and community workers, and aged care workers. The organization operates on a membership and volunteering model alongside its direct service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poslink+: Flagship media brand of Living Positive Victoria featuring feature articles, newsletters (Poslink Express, Poslink Quarterly), podcasts (Poslink Listen), and videos (Poslink Watch).
• Positive Speakers Program
• Peer Navigation

Products and services

• One-on-One Support (Peer Navigation) Peer-led one-on-one support connecting individuals living with HIV with trained professionals who have lived experience of HIV, providing guidance, emotional support, and navigation through services.
• Workshops Educational and skill-building workshops for people living with HIV covering treatment, health, and personal development topics.
• Support Groups A suite of peer support groups organized by community identity, including Positive Asians Victoria, Taking Charge (50+), genNEXT (30 & Under), Dinner & Chat (Heterosexual men), Positive Latin Americans Victoria, Bi++ Group, and Positive Health Care Worker Network.
• Positive Speakers Program A community speakers bureau connecting organizations with people living with HIV who share personal stories for education, awareness, and stigma reduction.
• Social Events Community social gatherings including Planet Positive, Christmas Party, Women's Day, Adult Lunch for women/heterosexual men/bi+ people, and Camp Seaside.
• National Programs & Networks National peer networks for specific communities including PATSIN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), PLAN (Latinx Australian), hetMAN (heterosexual men), PANA (Asian), BiPAN (Bi+), and PLDI (leadership development).
• Financial Support Financial assistance programs including FLIP (Financial Literacy and Information Program) and other financial support services for people living with HIV.
• Poslink+ Media Living Positive Victoria's flagship media brand offering Express (newsletter), Feature (quarterly magazine), Listen (podcast), and Watch (video) content covering HIV education, personal stories, policy, and community news.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than fifty community members gathered to honour long-term survivors at a commemorative event

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Thorne Harbour HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in Victoria's HIV response. Co-hosts community events and programs including commemorations for long-term survivors.
• Positive Women VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide organization supporting women living with HIV. Co-hosts community events and programs including commemorations for long-term survivors.
• HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal services organization. Collaborates on HIV disclosure law education; LPV Health Promotion Lead interviewed HALC Strategic Policy Lawyer about updated disclosure guidance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• AIDS United: US-based national organization focused on HIV policy, advocacy, and strategic grantmaking for community-led HIV responses. It is comparable as a peer-led, advocacy-anchored organization in the HIV nonprofit sector, though its grantmaking focus differs from LPV's direct service model.

Broad incumbents

• ACON: New South Wales-based HIV and LGBTIQ+ health organization that is Australia's largest community-led HIV response. It runs peer navigation, peer-led treatment support, and stigma reduction programs highly comparable to LPV, but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA): Australia's national peak body representing people living with HIV. It engages in advocacy, policy, and national program coordination that complements LPV's state-level peer services, with which LPV works through national networks.
• Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO): National peak body for the community-led HIV response in Australia. It operates as an umbrella and policy advocate rather than a direct service provider, providing national context that frames LPV's local work.

Direct peers

• Thorne Harbour Health: Victoria's primary HIV and LGBTIQ+ health organization and a documented core partner of LPV. It offers overlapping peer support, counselling, and health promotion services to PLHIV, making it the closest comparable peer by geography and population.
• Positive Life NSW: NSW peer-led organization for people living with HIV, offering peer support, advocacy, and treatment information. The mission and operating model are tightly aligned with LPV's peer-led approach.
• Bobby Goldsmith Foundation: Australia's longest-running HIV charity, providing direct financial and practical support to people living with HIV. Its financial-assistance focus overlaps with LPV's FLIP program and other financial support services.
• Queensland Positive People: Peer-led Queensland HIV organization providing peer navigation, support groups, and treatment information to PLHIV. It mirrors LPV's service model and target population, differing only in state geography.
• Terrence Higgins Trust: The UK's leading HIV charity, offering peer support, peer navigation, and community-led services to PLHIV. It is the closest international analogue to LPV in mission, peer-led model, and service portfolio.
• Positive Women Victoria: Victorian statewide peer-led organization supporting women living with HIV and a documented core partner of LPV. The organization is directly comparable on peer-led model, demographic specialization, and geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/livingposvic

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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