The Find & Connect Support Service for New South Wales is Wattle Place. The service supports those people who grew up in orphanages, children's Homes, institutions and foster homes in NSW from the 1920s to the 1990s. It is part of the national network of Find & Connect Support Services, funded by the federal Department of Social Services. Wattle Place is run by Relationships Australia. Its services include: counselling; information and referrals to health, legal and family support services; a drop-in centre; life skills workshops; social activities and events; newsletters; support for family reunions; access to records and help for education and training.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 28 March 2014, Last modified: 5 February 2021
Last updated: 4 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nsw/biogs/NE01549b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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