Convenient Fires & Floods

In our first ever podcast, we cover convenient fires and floods, often held responsible for missing Care Leaver records. But are natural disasters to blame for records not being where they should be?
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A moment from the International Conference on the History of Records and Archives

Tweets reporting back from the 8th International Conference on the History of Records and Archives, held at Monash University, May 28-30, 2018
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Consultation – Understanding Child Welfare Records

Have you encountered terms, acronyms or abbreviations on child welfare records that have left you scratching your head? Are we missing some on the site? Help us build a guide to cut through the confusion around reading records.
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Support Service Series – Lotus Place, Qld

The Support Service Series showcases Find & Connect Services in each state. Here you can get an idea of what happens after you contact a service.
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Royal Commission Final Report – Volume 8 Recordkeeping and Information Sharing

The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was released on Friday 15 December 2017. This blog post is a quick response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission relating to recordkeeping.
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Support Service Series – Wattle Place, NSW

The Support Service Series showcases Find & Connect Services in each state. Here you can get an idea of what happens after you contact a service.
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Support Service Series – Brolga Place, NT

The Support Service Series showcases Find & Connect Services in each state. Here you can get an idea of what happens after you contact a service.
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Support Service Series – Open Place Victoria

The Support Service Series showcases Find & Connect Services in each state. Open Place is Based in Victoria
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Recording RAD2

There are more records up on site, Care Leavers can access records faster, and organisations are improving their records access policies thanks to the RAD2 funding round.
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RAD2 Grants: the first 10 projects

tn_homes Late last year, 17 organisations were successful in their application for funding under the Records Access Documentation (RAD2) Grants. Here’s what they achieved.
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