Tasmanian Minister for Children, Michelle O’Byrne, has urged any remaining individuals who suffered abuse while in state care to come forward before the successful redress scheme closes to new applicants next month.
Today in the Tasmanian Parliament, the Premier Lara Giddings delivered a formal apology to people affected by past forced adoption policies in Tasmania. Liberal leader Will Hodgman and Nick McKim of the Greens also apologised, in front of an audience of 100 people at Parliament House.
Tasmania is the fourth state to apologise (after WA, SA and NSW), after the Senate …
Last week we circulated the September newsletter for the Find & Connect web resource. Featuring ‘snapshots’ from our state-based historians with updates from the various state and territory websites, as well as an article about the newly launched Find & Connect support services from Sarah Green our Client Liaison Officer …
A new national network of support services for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants was launched by Jenny Macklin, the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, at Open Place in Victoria on Friday 17 August 2012.
The new national Find & Connect services will deliver:
• personalised support and counselling;
• assistance to obtain records, shed new light on personal histories …
LINC Tasmania is running a series of free events to celebrate National Family History Week 27 July to 5 August. All the events are designed for those interested in researching family history, they include an introduction to family history research, resources available in the state archives, Trove and overseas. Caroline Evans the Find & Connect Web Resource Historian for Tasmania …
