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CLAN now has EFTPOS
CLAN now has EFTPOS facilities for those wishing to make membership payments or donations. This facility is available by calling the CLAN office on 1800 008 774
Survey: National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual About
The Department of Social Services is seeking your views on the purpose and key attributes of the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse via a national survey. Your responses will inform the scope of a national competition to be held in early 2021 to determineRead More
CLAN on The Project Tonight
CLAN will be on The Project on Channel 10 tonight. The program starts at 6.30 pm. Leonie Sheedy is interviewed to speak about the Victorian Judge who over turned the deed of release as well as discussion on the appalling Redress. Please Clannies make comments after the segment to CLAN’sRead More
Joint Committee Hearing
https://twitter.com/aboutthehouse/status/1309262369705533440?s=12 The Joint Committee reviewing the implementation of the National Redress Scheme will be holding a hearing today. Committee is hearing from CLAN. Streaming from 10am at aph.gov.au/live
2020 Annual General Meeting
CLAN’s AGM is being held on the 21st November from 2.00 to 4.00pm. For more information please log onto the members section. If you are a CLAN member but do not yet have access to the member’s section, please send museum@clan.org.au an email with a username and password so thatRead More
Tribute in Parliament to Valda Hogan
The following statement was made in parliament by Sonia Kilkenny, paying tribute to Care Leaver Valda Hogan, a prominent and beloved figure in CLAN’s history. Many thanks to Ms Kilkenny for her kind words.
ABC interview with Lyn Belsham on Redress
Click Here for a television interview on ABC with Care Leaver Lyn on the Redress scheme
Sexual abuse redress scheme taking years to deliver compensation for victims who’ve already waited decades
Click Here for an interview with Lyn Belsham on the Redress Scheme
Survivors want action on redress holdouts
Institutions who refuse to join up to a redress scheme for survivors of abuse will know on Wednesday how serious the government is about the issue. Click Here for more information.
Independent Reviewer appointed for the National Redress Scheme
In a media release today, Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston announced the appointment of Ms Robyn Kruk AO as the Independent Reviewer for the second anniversary review of the National Redress Scheme. Click Here for Details
Farewell Valda. You Will be Missed.
It is with extreme sadness we announce the death of long standing Clannie Valda Hogan. All Australian CareLeavers owe Valda our appreciation. She was a fighter since 1990’s. Her letters to Archbishop Pell and Denis Hart are legendary. Federal Police visited her and tried to tell her to stop sendingRead More
Excellent Speech by Sen Dean Smith
An excellent new speech by Senator Dean Smith. Click Here for a clip. Hopefully full speech to follow.
