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Maxine Morand is the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development, Women's Affairs, and Member for Mount Waverley.

CLAN is encouraging everyone who attends the protest to bring along a photo of themselves as a child in the orphanage/ Home they grew up in.  You may want to get it enlarged as a poster.  If you don't have a photo of yourself, bring along a blank piece of paper and maybe write something like "I have no photos of my childhood"

The closest train station is Glen Waverley Station.

If you can't attend the protest you can contact Maxine's Office on 03 9561 0511 or maxine.morand@parliament.vic.gov.au

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Richard Wynne is the MP for Richmond, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Aboriginal Affairs.

Richard Wynne has degrees in Social Work and in Criminology.  You can contact him on 03 9415 8901 or email richard.wynne@parliament.vic.gov.au.

At 11am there will be a Brief Official Opening.

Free sausage sandwiches for all at the Reunion, please help by ringing Shirley Ronge on Ph 02 9929 8851 to order.

Tea and coffee will be supplied free.  Please bring your own cup or mug, if you plan to have tea or coffee, to help save costs and the environment.

There will be plenty of parking.

There will be fun raffle with lots of prizes!

For more details contact Fred on 0400 804 122

Robert Toreaux, who is organizing the reunion, says: ‘All lunch will be provided and soft drinks available on sale for the day at $1.00 per can. Tea and Coffee Free. No Alcohol is permitted on the day as we are invited by Salvation Army to hold our function there and I would not like to have it jeopardize our future Reunions here in the Home.  Bring along friends if you wish, we welcome everyone who comes along for the day. We are still working on getting a sponser for a Notice Board with all boys’ names on it to be put on a wall of the Home for all to see. Anyone who has any boys’ names who were in here at some time in their life, please send to me so I can have them added to the list.
Riverview Reunion T-shirts will be available again this year and all proceeds from the sales will go towards the  following year’s Reunion luncheon, in 2010.  We have been very busy this year getting sponsers  for the day and as always its gets harder each year but we will keep trying to help make this a successful day like last year, and with your presence I am sure it will be.
Last year we raised $237.00 which was a great effort indeed and to those who donated money to our cause we say a big Thank You. The Salvation Army allowing us to use this venue each year is big help to us all for without their assistance we would be struggling.
If you have any suggestions at all for the day’s event please contact me. We might have a few speeches from the Guests so anyone wishing to speak please let me know on the day. Looking forward to seeing you all.
To make it easy for me, please RSVP me on 0411 418 931 by 14 July 2009 to confirm you will be there, so we cater for all who come for lunch.
Cheers,
Robert Toreaux, Riverview Reunion Organizer

For more information contact Heritage Coordinator - Sharon Guy 03 53373392 or 53373333

Email: sguy@cafs.org.au

Light lunch provided

Slices & Cakes (welcome)

Families & Friends of the orphanage are welcome too.

CLAN was in Canberra on June 25 when Senator Rachel Siewert WA reported on the Senate’s review of these 2 reports. Here’s a report on the day from CLAN committee members Leonie and Frank Golding.

The tabling of the Senate Review today was a triumph.  About 150 Care Leavers in attendance, most of them were CLAN members.

The Report focuses on the apology from the Federal government, redress,  national coordination, input from the churches and charities .  The Report is already on the internet– go to CLAN website for the link. www.clan.org.au or  ring  for a copy of the report to be sent  to you (02 )62773515

Speeches  were made today  by Senators Rachel Siewert (Greens), Claire Moore (ALP), Gary Humphries (Liberal), Sue Boyce (Liberal), Nick Xenophon (independent).  This display of cross-Party support was extremely encouraging.  Speeches had to be kept short but they were very powerful speeches..CLAN’s patrons Richard Marles, MP  Corio, Jason Clare MP  Blaxland as well as  Steve Irons MP for Swan WA  also  Senators Moore Qld, Siewert WA and Sue Boyce Qld showed their support and spoke to the Clannies ..

The Senators spoke about  the importance of national leadership including a national apology; redress schemes in Vic, NSW and SA; better coordination of services through COAG; importance of input by churches; and the need to keep up the pressure  to bring about implementation of the 16 Recommendations (No13 being recurrent funding for CLAN).

The press conference was dominated by Care Leavers and it was lively and passionate.  CLAN was  interviewed by SBS News and an independent film maker who is making a documentary.

Thank you to Senator Claire Moore who arranged for  the care leavers to have lunch in Parliament House. It was a wonderful way for all care leavers to end the day. Thank you to all of our members who travelled  great distances to be in Canberra. It was wonderful to see everyone there and have your support.

For more information about the Review, go to CLAN's webpage on the review, or to download a copy of the report, click here

Contact CLAN

By telephone: [02] 9709 4520
or 0425-204-747
Email: support@clan.org.au
Our offices are at:
Shop 1, 359 Chapel Road
Bankstown 2200.

Care Leavers from all states except QLD can call CLAN free on 1800 008 774.