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...
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
Tuesday 21 March marks the 10th anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions. VANISH and ARMS Vic hold a commemorative event at the Taken Not Given memorial statue in St Andrew’s Place Reserve, Melbourne, with guest speaker the Hon Nahum Mushin AM....
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
Donor Conceived Australia (DCA), a national, not for profit charitable organisation led by donor-conceived people, is founded by current and former VANISH Committee of Management members Aimee Shackleton and Ross Hunter, together with other volunteers. DCA offers...
by blick | Aug 30, 2023 | Our Story
In March 2022, the Victorian Government formally responds 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 Victorian Government also announces that $4...
