The History of the Ballarat Orphanage Site. We need your support in saving something
on the site for future generations.
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To Heritage Victoria Council
Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, Ballarat Orphanage and Children s Home Site 200 Victoria Street Ballarat.
We Believe that the site of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum - Ballarat Orphange - Ballarat Children's Home is of state significance, not just of local significance. The site was home to more than 4000 children over a period of 120 years, many of the families of Forgotten Australians no longer live in the local community and live elsewhere in Australia. The Senate Inquiry into Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants acknowledge that it is important to recongnise the role of care leavers and the part they have played in Australia's history and to ensure their experiences are recorded for future generations, In terms of respect for past residents it is important to keep some of the site intact and not let our past be forgotten.
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We now have 513 signatures
Updates
October 24, 2011
The stories shared by those who lived at the home remain the core of this effort. Listening to these accounts reminds me that we are protecting a place where thousands of lives were shaped. I am currently compiling these experiences to ensure their significance is fully understood by the council.
October 24, 2011
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me that the history of the Ballarat Orphanage site matters to people far beyond our local borders. It is heartening to realize that so many understand the necessity of preserving this place for those who came before us.
6 Comments
Keep it standing. Too much of Ballarat is disappearing already.
So sad to think they want to ruin such an important site. Leave our history alone please.
Stop the developers now. Heritage matters more than another block of units.
My grandmother was there. KEEP IT! We need to honor what happened.
This place is part of our history. You cant just bulldoze over the memories of those kids and pretend it never happened.
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The History of the Ballarat Orphanage Site. We need your support in saving something
on the site for future generations.
Please Sign and help our cause.
PETITION
To Heritage Victoria Council
Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, Ballarat Orphanage and Children s Home Site 200 Victoria Street Ballarat.
We Believe that the site of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum - Ballarat Orphange - Ballarat Children's Home is of state significance, not just of local significance. The site was home to more than 4000 children over a period of 120 years, many of the families of Forgotten Australians no longer live in the local community and live elsewhere in Australia. The Senate Inquiry into Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants acknowledge that it is important to recongnise the role of care leavers and the part they have played in Australia's history and to ensure their experiences are recorded for future generations, In terms of respect for past residents it is important to keep some of the site intact and not let our past be forgotten.
Thank you for your Support
We now have 513 signatures
Updates
October 24, 2011
The stories shared by those who lived at the home remain the core of this effort. Listening to these accounts reminds me that we are protecting a place where thousands of lives were shaped. I am currently compiling these experiences to ensure their significance is fully understood by the council.
October 24, 2011
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me that the history of the Ballarat Orphanage site matters to people far beyond our local borders. It is heartening to realize that so many understand the necessity of preserving this place for those who came before us.
6 Comments
About time someone stood up for this site. Its state level heritage and should be treated as such.
Keep it standing. Too much of Ballarat is disappearing already.
So sad to think they want to ruin such an important site. Leave our history alone please.
Stop the developers now. Heritage matters more than another block of units.
My grandmother was there. KEEP IT! We need to honor what happened.
This place is part of our history. You cant just bulldoze over the memories of those kids and pretend it never happened.
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About time someone stood up for this site. Its state level heritage and should be treated as such.