Wattle Place (NSW)

Part of Relationships Australia New South Wales, Wattle Place was officially opened in 2010, following the Federal Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants the previous year. It provides support through counselling, brokerage funding, records access and family tracing, casework and social connection. It traces its foundation to “the hard work, commitment, dedication and persistence of amazing individuals and groups who fought tirelessly for decades to get recognition and justice for the wrongs that had been done to them”, and in particular the subsequent ‘Forgotten Australians’ Report in 2004, that recommended the establishment of support services such as Wattle Place.