by Michelle Blanchard | Jul 25, 2024 | News
VANISH has secured a five-year funding commitment from the Victorian Government to support our work with people affected by adoption. The $3.5m commitment over five years will enable us to provide vital support to adults affected by a past adoption that was arranged...
by Michelle Blanchard | May 8, 2024 | News
The Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is an initiative aimed at improving recycling rates across the state. Individuals can return eligible containers and receive a refund of 10 cents per container. However, many generous people choose to donate this refund to...
by blick | Feb 1, 2024 | News
The Victorian Government’s Forced Adoption Redress Scheme for Mothers opens today 1.2.2024 The Redress Design & Delivery team at the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) will support mothers to apply. Mothers who gave birth in Victoria, or were a...
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | News
In March 2022, the Victorian Government formally responded to the Inquiry into responses to historical forced adoption in Victoria, supporting 33 of the 56 recommendations made by the Legal and Social Issues Committee. The response includes a plan to develop...
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | News
On Saturday 25th March 2023, VANISH and ARMS Vic held a commemorative event at the Taken Not Given memorial statue in St Andrew’s Place Reserve, Melbourne, attended by about 35 guests, including members of ARMS, VANISH, and Origins. The guest speaker was the...
by blick | Sep 6, 2023 | News
When adoptee Brendan Watkins searched for his parents, he discovered that his mother was a nun and his father a priest. Award-winning journalist Suzanne Smith’s covered the story of the children of priests and their struggle for justice for ABC TV’s Compass (13 Aug...
