Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into responses to historical forced adoptions in Victoria
Completed
The committee held hearings from December 2020 to July 2021 across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Tuesday 20 July 2021
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300211:30 AM
Royal Women's Hospital Lisa Lynch, Acting Chief Executive Officer Leanne Dillon, General Counsel -
Friday 4 June 2021
G1 and G2, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 30029:00 AM
Ian Hamm, Chair Of The Board Of Directors at First Nations Foundation and Chair of the Stolen Generations Reparations Steering Committee Barbara Pendrey -
Tuesday 18 May 2021
The Cube , 118 Hovell Street, Wodonga, 36909:30 AM
Helen Nicholson Yvonne Hunter Karen Linton Name Withheld Rosemary Neil Rosemary Saxton Name Withheld Name Withheld10:00 AM
Merle Kelly Dawn Smallpage Margie Broughton Name Withheld
Community Forum, Community Forum, Community Forum, Community Forum -
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Meeting Room G3, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300211:30 AM
Adoptee Rights Australia Peter Capomolla Moore, President Anglicare Paul McDonald, CEO Rowena Robinson, Adoption Information Service Worker Mackillop Family Services Robyn Miller, CEO Jenny Glare, General Manager, MacKillop's Heritage and Information Service Berry Street Annette Jackson, Executive Director Kylie Mussared, Head of Risk Libby Hyland, Coordinator, Heritage & Information Service Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Muriel Bamblett Connie Salamone, Project Officer -
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Eastern Hub, 285A McKillop Street, East Geelong, 321910:00 AM
Shurlee Swain Name Withheld Name Withheld Name Withheld Name Withheld Name Withheld -
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Kangaroo Flat RSL, 15A Station Street, Kangaroo Flat, 355511:00 AM
Name Withheld Robyn Flanagan Yvonne Stewart Beverly Sutherland SallyRose Carbines Lyn Kinghorn -
Monday 22 March 2021
Meeting Room G3, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 30029:30 AM
Adoptee Rights Australia Peter Capomolla Moore, President Sharyn White, Secretary The Australian Psychological Society Ltd Samantha Barton, Senior Policy Advisor Daryl Higgins, Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University Leanne Matton Lee Whelan Jigsaw Queensland Trevor Jordan -
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Committee Room G7 & G8, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 30021:15 PM
Relationships Australia Victoria Emily Hanscamp, Program Manager, Forced Adoption Support Service Anastasia Panayiotidis, General Manager, Clinical Services3:00 PM
CatholicCare Netty Horton, Executive Director Renu Barnes, Manager, Community Programs Marina Pavlovic-Cetkovic, Senior Administration Officer -
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Committee Room G7 & G8, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300211:10 AM
Name Withheld Uniting Vic.Tas Bronwyn Pike, Chief Executive Officer Catriona Milne, Manager of Uniting Heritage Service Nahum Mushin AM ARMS Victoria Marie Meggitt Jo Fraser Julian Pocock -
Wednesday 16 December 2020
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 300210:30 AM
Independent Regional Mothers Brenda Coughlan Nilmini Fernando, Research Fellow, Griffith University, QLD and researcher with Independent Regional Mothers11:00 AM
Isabell Collins Yvonne May Name Withheld -
Monday 7 December 2020
Committee Room G7 & G8, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300211:00 AM
Nancy Johnson Marilyn Murphy Wilhelmina Marshall Suzanne Scholz Patricia Gall Name Withheld Penny Mackieson