Friday 15 March marked the sixth anniversary of the release of the report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. You can read the report on the Royal Commission website. At the time, SBS News summarised key findings and recommendations from the report. This included the
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Wishing all Clannies & supporters a safe and happy Christmas & New Year! Office closure dates Yellow House, Bankstown: Last day: Friday 22nd of December 2022, 4pm First day back: Tuesday 2nd of January 2023, 9am Australian Orphanage Museum: Last day: Friday 22nd of December 2022 First day back: Tuesday
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Please note that the Yellow House, Bankstown Office will be closed on Thursday 14th December from 12pm to 5pm for staff training. Thank you for your understanding!
Explore our latest Annual Report for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Please click here to access our About Section, where you can find a comprehensive list of our Annual Reports.
CLAN’s Annual General Meeting on: Saturday 25th November, 2023 at BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB Greenfield Parade, Bankstown Boggabilla Room, Level 1 1.00pm – 4.00pm.
Hi Clannies! Unfortunately the latest newsletter is going to be late due to the editor being sick. Here is some latest news from Leonie via X (formerly known as Twitter) for those who aren’t on there. This includes Terry and John’s experiences in Victorian orphanages, and Margaret’s donation to the
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A new temporary exhibition opened at Australian Orphanage Museum on Tuesday 6 June 2023. Our Lives, Our Stories: Geelong Care Leavers Talking Back to Their Records features stories from people who lived in some of Geelong’s thirteen children’s Homes and Orphanages. The exhibition enables the voices of Care Leavers to
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Did you know that the green jacket worn by ex-Royal Commissioner Jennifer Coate is in Australian Orphanage Museum in Care Leavers Activism Room? Jen also donated $150 towards the framing of the jacket for the exhibition. Thanks to Jen for this kind donation!
Christmas can be a difficult time for a lot of people for different reasons. Whilst Christmas is meant to be a happy time it can also be quite stressful, it may highlight financial hardship and many mourn the loss of a loved one or the disappointment they have experienced during
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Labor pledges extra $15m to child abuse redress scheme as backlog grows
Compo ‘overdue’ for Vic care abuse victims
Public Service minister Chris Hipkins addresses the interim report of findings by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-based Care Interview by Minister in link: