CLAN
The Care Leavers' Australasia Network (CLAN) was founded in July 2000, to be a membership organisation for people who grew up in out-of-home care. It has led many campaigns and protests aimed at achieving justice for its members, and holds an enormous repository of documents relating to out-of-home care at its museum based in Geelong, Victoria.
Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions
An exhibition by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, about the experiences of children who spent time institutionalised in the twentieth century. The exhibition toured cities in Australia before forming a small permanent exhibition space at the National Museum, and an online collection.
National Apology to Forgotten Australians and Child Migrants
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a national apology to Forgotten Australians and Child Migrants in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. "We come together today to deal with an ugly chapter in our nation’s history … To say to you, the Forgotten Australians, and those who were sent to our shores as children without your consent, that we are sorry." Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 2009.
Australian Orphanage Museum
Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) manages and operates the Australian Orphanage Museum in Geelong, Victoria. It opened on 1 April 2023.
Acknowledgement Seats, NT
There are two "Acknowledgement Seats" in the Northern Territory, one on the Nightcliff Foreshore in Darwin, and one in Alice Springs. They are a joint initiative of Relationships Australia Northern Territory, the local governments of Darwin and Alice Springs, the Alliance for Forgotten Australians, and the Find and Connect Program (Commonwealth Government).
Tasmanian Memorial, Rosny Park
An additional memorial at the Rosny Park Park Golf Course, in suburban Hobart, funded and supported by the Find and Connect Program, the Rosny Park Golf YMCA, and the Alliance for Forgotten Australians, "In memory of all that suffered while in care in Tasmanian institutions and out of home care."
Tasmanian Memorial, Hobart
Located in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart, funded by the Australian Government and the Tasmanian Government: "In remembrance of those children who languished in institutional care. To those who succumbed to harsh punishments meted out by a severe system, we remember you. To those who overcame such experiences, we acknowledge your courage and your determination to have your story told".
WA Memorial
Located on James Street, Perth, in the grassed area in front of the WA Museum. The memorial "is jointly funded by the Western Australian and Commonwealth Governments and is dedicated to all Western Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children."
Victorian Memorial
Located on Southbank Promenade, next to the Yarra River to "remember those thousands of children who were separated from their families and grew up or spent time in Victorian orphanages, children’s homes and foster homes last century."
SA Memorial
Located in Peace Park, corner of Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and Brougham Place, "In honour of children who suffered abuse in institutional and out of home care."