To be eligible for Link-Up services, you must be:

• Resident of NSW or ACT (unless referred by an interstate Link-Up)
• Over the age of 18 years.
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent.
• Experienced (or be a descendant of someone who has experienced) separation from family and community due to forcible removal; Evidence of adoption, fostering or institutionalisation due to past government policies or practices prior to 1976.

We can’t help you with:

• Family tracing, family tree research or proof of Aboriginality (COA) for people other than Link-Up Stolen Generations clients who have had a reunion.
• Native title, land rights, or compensation claims
• Financial assistance outside our core business services
• Locating missing persons
• Relocation
• Funeral expenses, including gravestones and monuments
• More than one reunion

If you are unsure if you are eligible to be a client, please contact us on (02) 9421 4700 or alternatively you can do your own Family History Research by following our Family History Research Guide below:

Family History Research Guide