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11/06/2026

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05/06/2026

Ian Hamm (Yorta Yorta), chair of The Healing Foundation's Stolen Generations Reference Group, addresses The Healing Foundation's new report ‘From Sorry to Action – A plan to act on Bringing them home (2026-2028)’ reflecting upon the impact of seeing his original birth certificate and its impact on him as a Stolen Generations survivor.

Stolen Generations survivors should have prioritised access to records, and these should be protected and preserved for future generations.

A range of records are required to support survivors and descendants to heal and reunify, including Births, Deaths and Marriage records, hospital and police records, government held archival records, and privately-held records.

“It’s more than just pieces of paper for Stolen Generations survivors. This is about connection. It’s about their identity and finding family. " said Shannan Dodson (Yawuru), CEO, The Healing Foundation.

These records are held across different jurisdictions, with inconsistent policy and legal frameworks determining access conditions, including application processes, wait times and fees. This means that the process to access records for survivors can be cumbersome, bureaucratic, expensive and geographically limiting.

Learn more about the specific priorities for records by downloading the Action Plan at healingfoundation.org.au

05/06/2026

01/06/2026

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01/06/2026

31/05/2026

Connecting Home paid respects at the 20th Victoria Aboriginal Remembrance Service.
Lest We Forget 🖤💛❤️

31/05/2026

Lest we forget

26/05/2026

Today, in partnership with the City of Melbourne, Link Up Victoria, V***A - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency and Koorie Heritage Trust, we stopped to reflect on the atrocities of historical practices of the removal of the Stolen Children.
Thanks to our director Glenn Pelegrín who was MC for the day and all speakers who spoke their truth and reminded us of unfinished business