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This was really interesting well done Paul I just think it is such a shame there is so much more history crumbly in front of our eyes and nothing is being captured or preserved in film for future reference. One day it will be too late, there wont be anyone left to tell the stories…..

Teena Tranter

Hello Tenna, We are a grass roots advocacy group trying to have the voices of those that called Willow Court home known and recognised as a part of the sites history. Welcome and feel free to share the group with those that may be interested.

Mark Krause

Thanks Mark I will I also have a working history within the walls of WC so just yell if i can be of any help any time. I believe u know how to contact me outside of FB.

Teena Tranter

Yes, thanks for your support for this important work.

Mark Krause

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Sites of Conscience

Sites of Conscience:

•interpret history through historic sites;

•engage in programs that stimulate dialogue on pressing social issues;

•promote humanitarian values as a primary function; and

•share opportunities for public involvement in issues raised at the site.

Cheers

Mark

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More on Willow Court as Council seeks talks on funding (audio link)

http://blogs.abc.net.au/tasmania/2012/03/more-on-willow-court-as-council-seeks-talks-on-funding.html

More on Willow Court as Council seeks talks on funding.

06/03/2012 , 10:52 AM by Sarah Gillman

Following yesterday’s discussion, Leon caught up with Willow Court’s only resident Mario Cortes, and Derwent Valley Mayor Martyn Evans.

Mario Cortes bought part of the Willow Court complex with plans to turn it into an international college. He told Leon  the economic climate has prevented him progressing the plan, but says something needs to be done to ensure the complex doesn’t fall down or isn’t destroyed.
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International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNnSGflpAE

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is a worldwide network dedicated to the belief that by remembering the struggles of the past, we can question our current reality and create meaningful change for the future.
Sites of Conscience are memorials of deep human significance, to suffering and struggle, tragedy and triumph.
But they don’t just teach us about the past – they transform us. They help us see our shared goals and our shared responsibilities.
Comprised of sites in countries around the globe, the Coalition helps places of memory become places of action around today’s issues: discrimination, intolerance, xenophobia, genocide.
At the heart of the movement are creative and pioneering projects that bring people together to learn and talk more openly about the past and how we might create a more just future.
Learn more about this organization by visiting our website, www.sitesofconscience.org, or following our Twitter feed, @SitesConscience.

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The sad reality that is the privatisation and development of the Willow Court site

The sad reality that is the privatisation and development of the Willow Court site.

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Scott Eversham

It’s sad, but why would anyone want to live where there was so much pain and stigma?

Kathryn Ellston
Hi Scott I agree but at the moment its the only thing that is saving the wards. Lyrpenny was owned by a group called global pacific and recent it was repossed
Nick Jarvis
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Willow Court is significant to the Disability Sector

Willow Court is significant to the Disability Sector! It has a rich and powerful history, and if we want to preserve it  we need to take some positive action. We need as a sector to find ways to work with the council and community to assist them in their efforts to find the future direction for this site. We don’t have answers but as a collective group we can start to find them. What we do need is support! Please join this page and invite all people who think have an interest and some passion.

Janet Presser

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A Site of Conscience

A Site of Conscience interprets history through historic sites; engages in programs that stimulate dialogue on pressing social issues; They also draw explicit connections between past and present; foster dialogue among diverse stakeholders; and open avenues for citizen participation in other human rights or transitional justice efforts.

Janet Presser

Well my involvement apart from being on the Willow Court & Barracks Working Group is that I worked at WC in the 70’s…not a good experience, mainly because of the system.  I had a family member there also, who I didn;t know about until I went to work there..some families kept some things secret and when I managed a residential service I was involved in moving people who had lived most of their lives in WC out into the community.

Anne Salt

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‎12 years of neglect ended for ward F or Franklin on Saturday night

Franklin House gutted by fire
Franklin House burned down. March 2012, not valued, neglected and left for arsonists. A history ignored and it’s residents forgotten.

 ‎12 years of neglect ended for ward F or Franklin on Saturday night, Buildings that have looked not wanted, not looked after and not valued are easy prey for destruction. Council have now placed a fence around all the oval buildings at Willow Court. This area is up for tender, it’s the fifth call! Is this what our history is worth? We need to talk to our community and let them know what happened here.

Cheers

Mark Krause

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