The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating how institutions like schools, churches, sports clubs and government organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse. It is the job of the Royal Commission to uncover where systems have failed to protect children so it can make recommendations on how to improve laws, policies and practices. The Royal Commission is about creating a safer future for children. It can look at any private, public or non-government organisation that is, or was in the past, involved with children. This includes where an organisation caring for a child is responsible for the abuse or for not responding appropriately, regardless of where or when the abuse took place.(http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/about-us, accessed 30/05/2015)A number of colour photographs that show chalk grafitti drawn onto the steps and paving outside the Ballarat Law Courts during the May 2015 sitting of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.ballarat, ballarat law courts, royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, graffiti

p.203.non-fictionA remarkable, true story of a child survivor of an Irish industrial school, told with an extraordinary lack of bitterness for one so shockingly and shamefully treated.child abuse - ireland, catholic church - ireland - child abuse

This report presents the results of a project that looked at the attitudes to child protection of Pitjantjatjara women living on the AP lands in South Australia. It also looks at the implications of the views and experiences discussed by the women interviewed.colour illustrations, mapspitjantjatjara, child abuse, child welfare, social policy

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Kath Mackay was the first female Sergeant and oversaw the Women's Auxiliary and Police women. This diary was issued in 1950 and is a record of her shifts, which included investigations of child-abuse, incest and sexual assault.Official police diary issued to Senior Police woman K.A. Mackay.diary, police women, mackay, katherine 8600, police woman, policewomen, policewoman

Detective Sergeant Carson has been a serving member of Victoria Police for 40 years, and is known for being involved with the investigation into child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Ballarat.Colour photograph of Detective Kevin Carson shaking hands with the Commissioner of Victoria Police, Graham Ashton, in front of a portrait of Kevin Carsons which was entered into the Archibald Prize in 2017. The portait is by Milivoj Micich.2017, archibald prize, entry, policy museum, kevin carson, chief commissioner, victoria police, milivoj micich

Nazareth House was founded in 1888. This photograph was taken at the time of the Royal Commission into Institution Child Sex Abuse and the residency of Bishop Mulkearns. The ribbons were highlighting the concept of 'No more silence'.Colour photograph of a three storey building known as Nazareth House run by the Sisters of Nazareth. nazareth house, ballarat, orphanage, catholic, sisters of nazareth, residential care, ribbons, architecture

Nazareth House was founded in 1888. This photograph was taken at the time of the Royal Commission into Institution Child Sex Abuse and the residency of Bishop Mulkearns. The ribbons were highlighting the concept of 'No more silence'.Colour photograph of a three storey building known as Nazareth House run by the Sisters of Nazareth. nazareth house, ballarat, orphanage, catholic, sisters of nazareth, residential care, ribbons, architecture

Nazareth House was founded in 1888. This photograph was taken at the time of the Royal Commission into Institution Child Sex Abuse and the residency of Bishop Mulkearns. The ribbons were highlighting the concept of 'No more silence'.Colour photograph of a three storey building known as Nazareth House run by the Sisters of Nazareth. nazareth house, ballarat, orphanage, catholic, sisters of nazareth, residential care, ribbons

University of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University AustraliaPredominantly white and gold soft covered book outlining Research at the University of Ballarat. It includes information on: * Institute for Regional and Rural Research and Innovation * Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness * Teaching to Global Citizenship * Older BLokes and Their Sheds: Community based Men's Sheds in Australia * Education and Re-education in Child Sexual Abuse * Water Demand Management and Climate Change * An Indigenous History of Stonington * Key Drivers of Change in Adult and Community Education * Benchmaking Research * Training for Child Protection * Grabbing a Lifeline to Better Health * Enhancing Nurse Preparation for health care practice * ACT for depression in adolescence * FRom Pokies to Peremptory PErsonal Pleasures * Worksafe Awards * Mineral Sands that are not sinking * Rising Generation Inspired by Trace Elements * Environmental Research from Namibia to Ballarat * Evaluation of VicHealth Sport & Physical Activity Programs * A good Hard Look at Sports Grounds * Preventing Knee Injuries inn Community Australian Football * WIDCORP Beyond the Pipelines *Woodside Energy Ltd Optimizes its Production * Australian Defence Force Seeks Best Fit * Mapping Augmentation Structures Images include: David Battersby, Wayne Robinson, Joel Epstein, Georgina Tsolidis, Barry Golding, Caroline Taylor, Julian Lowe, Laura Kostanski, Ian D. Clark, Jessie Harman, Patrick White, Angela Murphy, Katrina Brown, John McDonald, Robert Watson, Sally Wellard, Louise Hayes, Stephen Cowley, Susan Leggett, Steve Hall, Stafford McKnight, Larissa Koroznikova, Patrick Graz, David Stratton, Andrew Stranieri, John Yearwood widcorp, water in drylands collaborative research project, eugene kneebone

The Sutherland Homes for Children on Yan Yean Road, Diamond Creek cared for thousands of children from when it was opened in 1912. The site closed for this purpose in 1991 and was sold and later developed for commercial and office purposes. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p107 The Sutherland Homes for Children at 14 Yan Yean Road, Diamond Creek, cared for thousands of children since they opened in 1912, after beginning at La Trobe Street, Melbourne in 1908. In 1994 Sutherland Homes (then called Sutherland Child, Youth and Family Services) amalgamated with Berry Street Child and Family Welfare. Together as Berry Street Victoria, they formed Victoria’s largest independent provider of support and accommodation services for children, young people and families in crisis.1 However with the move from institutional to community care, the Diamond Creek site had not been used since 1991 and was sold to private purchasers in 1999. More than 2000 former residents, staff, neighbours and friends attended a farewell in February, 2000.2 The Sutherland Homes red-brick and stuccoed building in Diamond Creek (a rare design in the Eltham Shire), was opened in 1929 by Lord Somers, the Governor of Victoria. Destitute children lived in dormitories bathed in natural light through large windows. However in 1958 as the cottage–parent system replaced the dormitory system, the first of eight residential cottages accommodating ten to 12 children was built. The site also included Special School 3660 and a farm, and the children were able to form relationships with people outside Sutherland, by staying with holiday hosts. Children were originally placed at Sutherland because of extreme poverty, or because single parents could not cope. However later, most placements occurred due to family violence, abuse or neglect. The property was originally bought from the Crown in 1869 by Timothy Mahony. Later owner, Augusta Meglin, ran a 40-acre (16ha) farm there. In 1909 she bequeathed this, including the house, orchards, vegetable gardens, vineyards and the balance of her income to The Sutherland Homes for Neglected Children. Sutherland Homes’ founder, Selina Sutherland, was known as ‘New Zealand’s Florence Nightingale’. In 1888 she became Victoria’s first licensed ‘child rescuer’3 and was to rescue around 3000 waifs from Victoria’s streets and slums.4 Born in Scotland in 1839, Sutherland joined her sister, who had emigrated with her husband to New Zealand. Sutherland trained as a nurse and led the establishment of a public hospital at Masterton. In 1881, while holidaying in Melbourne, Sutherland was so touched by seeing young people living under Princes Bridge, that this determined her future work. Meanwhile Sutherland instigated the Melbourne District Nursing Society, (now Royal District Nursing Service). She also led the founding of The Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society (now Oz Child) and the Presbyterian Neglected Children’s Aid Society (now Kildonan). From 1894 Miss Sutherland was Melbourne’s best known woman and cut a distinctive figure, wearing an alpine hat with a prominent feather. In 1906 Prime Minister Alfred Deakin named her Melbourne’s most successful philanthropic worker. However she was to face some difficult times. That year she suffered severely from an injured shoulder and dizzy turns and was pressured to resign as Superintendent of The Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society. In 1908 the committee of management offered her 12 months leave with pay. Sutherland declined – but soon after, was dismissed. However she continued her work from Latrobe Street, Melbourne, with the help of Sister Ellen Sanderson and several committee members. Sutherland attempted to register her new organisation but the Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society objected to the government, alleging that Sutherland, because of increasing infirmity, was unable to satisfactorily carry out such duties. They accused her of cruelty and of intoxication. However the charges were not proven, so The Sutherland Homes for Neglected Children was registered.5 Sadly, in 1909 Sutherland died, the day she was to move the children to the ‘country property’ at Diamond Creek. At her death she owned less than £10. Today Berry Street recognises Sutherland’s enormous contribution to child welfare with a memorial and an annual Selina Sutherland Award, presented to an outstanding volunteer.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond creek, sutherland home for children