Lara electorate
Ella GEORGE (Lara) (14:42): (193) My question is for the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services. In October last year the Andrews Labor government announced it would establish a redress scheme, provide support and deliver a formal apology to Victorians who were placed in orphanages, children’s homes and missions and experienced physical, psychological and emotional abuse or neglect. I thank the many care leavers, especially those from the Lara electorate and wider Geelong communities, who worked hard over many years to ensure this apology and redress scheme came to fruition, many of whom have been tireless local advocates for their communities. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Leonie Sheedy for her tireless efforts and advocacy. This redress scheme is an important step for many constituents in my electorate who are still living with the grief and trauma that they experienced while placed in institutional care. The information I seek from the minister is: how is the establishment of the redress scheme progressing?