Welcome to the Frontpage The Salvation Army and the Royal Commission » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ This year The Salvation Army is scheduled to appear before a number of public hearings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Salvation Army is committed to being available to the public throughout the Royal Commission to provide whatever support we can. Former residents and other survivors may wish to visit our 'Support' pages for more information or to read the 2010 apology from General Shaw Clifton then the world leader of The Salvation Army. Anyone who would like to report instances of abuse is encouraged to contact Salvos Care Line on1300 36 36 22 or by sending an email to our Professional Standards Office at pso@aue.salvationarmy.org You can read more by following the link below. Making a report of sexual abuse If you would like to read more about the response of The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse please visit the 'Our Community' page.
Homepage January 2014 Public Hearing » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced a public hearing from the 28th of January 2014 into four boys' homes operated by The Salvation Army's Australia Eastern Territory during the period from 1965-1977. The four boys homes the Royal Commission will focus on are: Alkira Salvation Army Home for Boys, Indoooroopilly, QldRiverview Training Farm (known as Endeavour Training Farm), Riverview, QLDBexley Boys' Home, Bexley, NSWGill Memorial Home, Goulburn, NSW The Royal Commission have stated they will consider the way that The Salvation Army managed any allegations of abuse which came to its attention at that time. The Salvation Army feels deep sorrow for every instance of child sexual abuse inflicted on children in our care. The early phase of the hearing will be a time for former residents to share their experiences with The Royal Commission.
iTE To End Violence Against Women Orange Day The Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign proclaims every 25th of the month as Orange Day! More information on Orange your World. » Read More The UNiTE Campaign launches ‘The brave are not violent’ initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean On Wednesday 12 July, the UNiTE Campaign launched the initiative “The brave are not violent”, in Quito, Ecuador. Salvos in disbelief over abuse: inquiry THE Salvation Army reacted with disbelief and suspected people were money-grabbing when they began receiving complaints about abuse in their homes for children. Major Marina Randall, who with her husband Major Clifford Randall blew the whistle on extreme abuse by two Salvation Army managers at a Queensland home for boys, said there was a naivety in 1999 about the handling of abuse allegations. She was giving evidence at a royal commission hearing into how the Salvation Army Eastern Territory responded to allegations of child abuse at two homes in Queensland and two in NSW. Mrs Randall and her husband were house parents at Alkira Home for Boys in Indooroopilly in Queensland from 1973 to 1975. The then young couple were shocked at what they witnessed - a regime under Captain Lawrence Wilson and then Captain John McIver in which children were brutalised. Both said they decided to leave when a boy had his arm dislocated during a beating by Mr McIver.
Job Futures+Green Jobs - Salvation Army statements on the Royal Commission in Pipeline Magazine » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ You are here: Home › Media › Media Releases › Salvation Army Statements On The Royal Commission In Pipeline Magazine Salvation Army statements on the Royal Commission in Pipeline Magazine 6th January 2014 Commissioner James Condon contributed the following article in September 2013 for Pipeline, which is the Territorial magazine for the Australia Eastern Territory, explaining the role of The Salvation Army in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Salvation Army and its response to child sexual abuse - September 2013 Pipeline article Commissioner James Condon also contributed the following information to the January 2014 edition of Pipeline addressing specifically the response of The Salvation Army to the public hearing commencing from 28 January 2014. Royal Commission announces dates for public hearing into Salvation Army - January 2014 Pipeline article Related links Subscribe to our web feeds | Login Copyright © The Salvation Army 2014 Site Navigation
Home – Everyday Hero Australia Salvo child abuse 'extreme', inquiry hears A Salvation Army officer in Sydney would send boys who were in care to the homes of adults to be sexually assaulted, an inquiry has been told. The officer, Captain Lawrence Wilson, was moved by the Salvation Army between four boys' homes in Queensland and NSW between the late 1950s and 1977. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began its investigation at a public hearing in Sydney on Tuesday into what happened at those homes - the Alkira Home for Boys at Indooroopilly and the Endeavour Training Farm at Riverview, both in Queensland, as well as the Bexley Boys Home in Sydney and the Gill Memorial Home in Goulburn, NSW. All the homes have since closed. Advertisement Mr Wilson, who died in 2008, began his career in 1956 when he was posted as an assistant officer to the Riverview farm. He also worked as a welfare officer in NSW but left in 1965 following a severe reprimand for violence against a child. The hearing continues.
Oxfam Australia Commitment to Justice » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ You are here: Home › Support › Commitment To Justice Commitment to Justice The Salvation Army remains committed to supporting former residents in whatever way we can. As part of our commitment to justice we have been at all times transparently honest with the Royal Commission. Our continued efforts to remain transparent and honest has encouraged us to make the announcements below to our key supporters and we openly share these with you. Message to all Salvation Army Officers, Salvationists, Employees and Volunteers from Chief Secretary Colonel Richard Munn Letter from the Chief Secretary Colonel Richard Munn.pdf Message to the Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory after the January public hearing into The Salvation Army at the Royal Commission Articles from The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory Pipeline magazine March edition.pdf Message to Salvationists, Employees, Volunteers and the Australian Public from Commissioner James Condon Message to Donors Related links Site Navigation
Amnesty International Australia Your local Action Centre is there to assist you in defending human rights. As your first point of call for finding out about Amnesty International and its campaigns, these workspaces are hives of activity. Maybe you need to use a computer; pick up some information; meet with others; find out what's happening and more. Explore your local Action Centre today and get active. Please click on your state or territory link below to find out more. ACT / Southern NSW Phone: (02) 6202 7500Fax: (02) 6202 7508Email: actaia@amnesty.org.auWebsite: www.amnesty.org.au/actsnswPhysical address:Lower Ground Floor, 33-35 Ainslie Place, Canberra City ACT 2600Postal address: PO Box 1028, Civic Square, Canberra ACT 2608 New South Wales Phone: (02) 8396 7670Fax: (02) 8396 7677Email:nswaia@amnesty.org.auWebsite:www.amnesty.org.au/nswPhysical address: Level 1, 79 Myrtle Street, Chippendale NSW 2008Postal address: Locked Bag 23, Broadway NSW 2007 Queensland Northern NSW South Australia / Northern Territory Tasmania
Volunteering is ‘a way of life’ Volunteers around Australia will be recognised next week during National Volunteer Week. Salvation Army Bunbury volunteers are part of a team of more than 40 and Gloria Stooke has been a volunteer, sorting and searching through secondhand goods, for more than 12 years. Mrs Stooke originally joined the Salvation Army Bunbury Corps when she started going to church and said that to be a volunteer was like being part of a big family. ‘‘For me volunteering is away of life — I find it satisfying and love giving back to the community,’’she said. Once a month the Salvation Army holds a jumble sale where they sell secondhand goods, with the volunteers coming in every Tuesday to sort through the goods. ‘‘We have a 6am start and sort through the clothes until it’s finished,’’ Mrs Stooke said. Major Trevor Wilson said that volunteers were a crucial part of the Salvation Army team. ‘‘We couldn’t operate at the level that we do without the help from all our volunteers,’’ he said.