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Western Australia - Organisation
Watchmen in God's Service (Inc) [WINGS] (1998? - 2006?)
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- 1998?
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- 2006?
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Watchmen in God's Service (WINGS) Inc was a Western Australian group which made a submission to the Australian Senate's inquiry into children in institutional care in 2003. In that submission, WINGS described itself as a Christian 'self-funded support group' for 'children and adults who have been sexually, physically or emotionally abused' in out of home 'care'. The submission stated that WINGS had been operating for five years. It was registered as an incorporated association in WA on 15 December 1999 and its registration was cancelled in 2006. It is possible that WINGS was active outside those registration dates.
Publications
Online Resources
- Department of Commerce, 'Watchmen in Gods Service Incorporated', AssociationsOnline, Government of Western Australia, 2012, https://associations.commerce.wa.gov.au/associations/public/publicHomePage.jspx. Details
- Lowe, Janet, 'Submission No. 223 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 28 August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. In their submission to the Australian Parliament’s Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care, WINGS stated that they liaised with Janet Lowe to support people who had been abused in ‘care’. Details
- WINGS (Inc), 'Submission No. 259 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Commerce, 'Watchmen in Gods Service Incorporated', AssociationsOnline, Government of Western Australia, 2012, https://associations.commerce.wa.gov.au/associations/public/publicHomePage.jspx;
WINGS (Inc), 'Submission No. 259 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 5 September 2012, Last modified: 21 August 2013