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Reading Rooms are opening up again, with restrictions

  • June 26, 2020
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Archives are opening up again. If you plan on visiting, here are some things you should know.

Submission: Accessing Information Outside FOI

  • June 12, 2020
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People who grew up in care are actively prevented from finding out banal details about their lives that are often taken for granted.

Still from "Parragirls"

Bored? Here’s Some Quality Care-Based Content

  • May 29, 2020
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While we’re still spending a lot of time at home and it’s getting colder outside, we’ve all got a good excuse to stay in with good book, watch a movie, or listen to a podcast.

Changes at Open Place, Victoria

  • May 15, 2020
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Open Place There are some changes at Open Place, Victoria’s Find & Connect support service

Records Access During COVID-19

  • April 30, 2020
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coronavirus Access to records may take longer than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Find & Connect support services are here to help

Mapping a better Find & Connect

  • April 9, 2020
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Elim Sketch Thanks to many of you, the Map of Children’s Homes has more photos and information than before.

Support through COVID-19

  • March 27, 2020
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coronavirus To keep everyone healthy, support services will be changing how they offer counselling and support in response to the COVID-19 virus.

Orphanage Museum Now Online

  • March 13, 2020
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doll and clothingCare Leavers Australia-wide now have access to CLAN’s Orphanage Museum through their new online collection.

Correcting the Record

  • February 28, 2020
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For people who grew up in care, accessing records can be as devastating as it is important, but if the records are about you, you do have the right to annotate them

Without Consent

  • February 14, 2020
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Adoption record
The Without Consent exhibition, documenting the practice of Forced Adoption in Australia, enters its final months.

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