by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
The newly formed organisation experiences an unprecedented demand for service. The search team—Margaret Campi, Ann Farrell, and numerous volunteers—handle thousands of new enquiries. While the majority of service users are adopted people, the numbers of natural...
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
As a result of the review of the Adoption Information Service (1987), members of GAP, JIGSAW, and ARMS, together with the Adoptive Parents Association of Victoria (APAV), are invited to submit a funding proposal to the Victorian government to form an independent...
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
The Victorian Government’s Adoption Information Service (AIS) experiences unprecedented demand from the adoption community resulting in lengthy wait times of up to 7 years for adopted people to access their information. A review of the service concludes that it needs...
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
After many years of cumulative advocacy efforts by several groups, including the Geelong Adoption Program (GAP) led by Pauline Ley OAM, JIGSAW, and ARMS (Vic), and a four-year review, the 1984 Adoption Act is passed in Victorian Parliament. This landmark...
