MEDIA ALERT
Attention Chiefs of Staff and News Editors
NSW Governor to launch historic Stolen
Generations Plan
Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir AC
CVO, Governor of New
South Wales, will launch the Kinchela Boys Home Strategic Plan
on
Tuesday 27th October 2009.
This historic event will see the unveiling of NSWs and Australias first
strategic plan for members of the Stolen Generations.
Between June 1924 and May 1970 up to 600 Aboriginal boys and
even girls, were institutionalised by NSW authorities in the Kinchela
Boys Home on the states north coast.
The Kinchela Boys Home Strategic Plan has been developed to start
addressing the suffering and traumatic effects on these children as
well as all Stolen Generation members and their families.
Date:
Tuesday, 27th
October 2009
Where:
Redfern Community Centre,
Hugo Street, Redfern
When:
9:30 am for 9:55 am
Media Contacts: City of Sydney Keeley Irvin
9265 9106 or kirvin@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Julian Brophy 0408 276 749