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In 1997 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) undertook the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. The Bringing Them Home Report, as it is known, made a total of 54 recommendations.
Among those recommendations were several (30a, 30b and 33-35) which addressed the need to:
"assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people separated from their families under past laws, practices and policies of Australian governments, to undertake family tracing and reunion initiatives."
The Australian Government responded to this Inquiry by providing funding to establish a national network of Family Tracing and Reunion Services (known as the National Link-Up Program). The Program would assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people separated from their families as a result of past governments’ policies and practices
How can Link-Up assist me?
Link-Up organisations provide a range of services to members of the Stolen Generations, their families, and foster and adoptive families. These include:
- Researching family and personal records
- Emotional support when accessing family and personal records
- Finding family members
- Assistance and support at family reunions
- Support and counseling before, during and after family reunion
- See the websites of individual Link-Up organisations or contact them for the range of services they provide
Link-Up organisations
Today the National Link-Up Network is funded by the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH). See the OATSIH webpage for more information about the National Link-Up Network.
Currently there are Link-Up Services in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria the Northern Territory and Western Australia. See contact details below.
In December 2005, all of the Link-Up Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding that established the framework for the Link-Up Services to work together
How do I contact Link-Up?
National Link-Up Toll Free: 1800 624 332
By state: NSW | NT | QLD | VIC | TAS | SA | WA
New South Wales |
Link-Up NSW Aboriginal Corporation |
5 Wallis Street Lawson NSW 2783 |
PO Box 93 Lawson NSW 2783 |
Tel: 02 4759 1911 Fax: 02 4759 2607 Toll Free 1800 624 332 |
Email: linkup@nsw.link-up.org.au |
Northern Territory |
Central Australian Stolen Generations |
Lvl 1 centerpoint Building, 54 Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT 0870 |
PO Box 744 Alice Springs NT 0871 |
Tel: 08 8953 3899 Fax: 08 8953 6684 |
Email: sg@central.link-up.org.au |
NT Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation |
Tenant 2 (ground floor) Building 3 Cascom Center, 13 Scaturchio St Casuarina NT 0811 |
PO Box 43372, Casuarina NT 0811 |
Ph: 08 8947 9171 Fax: 08 89817933 |
Email: admin@ntsgac.org |
Queensland |
Link-Up Brisbane office |
3-5 Reid Street Woolloongabba QLD 4101 |
PO Box 3229 South Brisbane QLD 4101 |
Ph: 07 3034 8444 Freecall: 1800 200 855 Fax: 07 3255 2099 |
Email:contact@qld.link-up.org.au |
Link Up Cairns office |
18 Scott St Paramatta Park, Cairns Qld 4870 PO Box 12045, Cairns DC QLD 4870 |
Ph: 07 4041 7403 email: nthompson@qld.link-up.org.au |
Victoria |
Link-Up Victoria |
34 Wurruk Av, Preston Vic 3072 |
PO Box 191 Preston Vic 3072 |
Tel: 03 9470 3666 Fax: 03 9470 3788 freecall: 1800 OUR MOB (1800 687 662) |
Email:linkup@vacca.org |
TasmaniaNo Link-Up services in Tasmania. |
South Australia |
SA Link-Up Program Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia |
182-190 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000 |
Tel: 08 8223 5217 Fax: 08 8223 6086 |
Email:sharonb@nunku.org.au |
Western Australia |
Kimberley Stolen Generations Aboriginal Service |
28 Barker Street, Broome WA 6725 |
PO Box 2775, Broome WA 6725 |
Tel: 08 9193 6502 Fax: 08 9193 5693 |
Yorgum Aboriginal Corporation |
176 Wittenoom Street, East Perth WA 6004 |
Tel: 08 9218 9477 |
Web: http://www.yorgum.com.au/services Email:reception@yorgum.org.com |