What is Wattle Place?

Wattle Place is a service to support those people who grew up in orphanages, Children’s Homes, institutions and foster homes in NSW from the 1920s to the 1990s, no matter where they live.

The service will provide:

Counselling Information and referrals to health, legal and family support services A drop-in centre Lifeskills workshops Social activities and events Newsletters Support for family reunions Access to records Help for education and training

Wattle Place also incorporates the Aftercare Resource Centre Support Service (ARC SS)

How do I make contact?

Call Wattle Place on Freecall 1800 663 844 or email us.

Who will I see/speak to?

When you first contact Wattle Place you’ll speak to one of our staff members who will need to ask you some questions about how the service may be able to help you.

Then we’ll work closely with you to sort out what is most important for your particular situation.

Is there a limit to what help I can get?

You can access the service for as long as you wish. Sometimes you may need to wait for a short period of time for a staff member to get back to you, depending on how many others are contacting the service at the time.

What does it cost?

There is no fee for the service as it is fully funded by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.

Where is Wattle Place?

Wattle Place is located at 67 High Street, Harris Park in Western Sydney (close to Harris Park and Parramatta train stations), in a large Federation house. In addition to meeting rooms and offices there is an informal drop in area, equipped with comfy seating and café style facilities that opens out on a large back garden.