The Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary and certain other government schools is hosting a drop-in information session for community members to learn more about its work.
Six additional schools and two further alleged perpetrators are identified as part of an investigation into historical child sexual abuse at Victorian Government schools, with the Beaumaris Primary School inquiry recently expanding to include Drouin South Primary School, Warragul Primary School as well as Bundalong South (now closed), Chelsea Heights, and Cowes and Kunyung Primary Schools.
The session will be held at Bunjil Place’s Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri meeting room on Thursday 19 October from 3pm to 5pm.
The inquiry is investigating child sexual abuse by multiple staff members at Beaumaris Primary School during the 1960s and 1970s, and alleged abuse that they perpetrated at other government schools.
Former teachers Grahame (Graham) Harold Steele and David Ernest Keith MacGregor have also been newly named as two more alleged perpetrators.
Gary Arthur Mitchell has been already named as an alleged perpetrator.
The inquiry is investigating 24 schools including Beaumaris, Beaconsfield Upper, Cranbourne, Dandenong North, Dandenong West, Emerald, Mirboo (now Mirboo North), Moorabbin (Tucker Road), Moorabbin West and Warragul Technical School.
The inquiry has extended its submission deadline from victim-survivors from the 24 schools until 31 October.
Private sessions are also available to speak to the inquiry in Melbourne’s CBD in October and November.
To make a submission or register for a private session, go to beaumarisinquiry.vic.gov.au
