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Minister Tanya Plibersek re-launches the Australian Orphanage Museum major works

Australian Orphanage Museum Opening

On 1 April 2023, Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, officiated at the long-awaited opening of the Australian Orphanage Museum in Geelong. The opening included a luncheon and dinner at the Geelong Cats AFL club and the day was attended by around 150 Clannies (care leavers). You can read more about the opening in James Taylor’s […]

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The Australian Orphanage Museum in Geelong, Australia, is a unique museum dedicated to documenting and exhibiting authentic social histories about the experience of growing up in orphanages, children’s Homes, Missions and other institutions, including foster care, in Australia.