Tag Archives: Luke Geary

The Salvos and Moving On (Or: Nothing to See Here, Folks)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by lewisblayse

I don’t know about you, but when someone who’s hurt me or a loved one tells me to “move on,” or “move forward,” and hasn’t made amends, I get a little tetchy. But I get a little curious too, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Background Briefing, Bruce Harmer, Colin Haggar, David Godkin, James Condon, John Ellis, Kate Eastman, Lawrence Wilson, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, NSW police, paedophiles, Peter Farthing, procedural fairness, Ralph Doughty, restorative justice, Royal Commission Responses Coordinator, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos, Salvos Legal, Sarah Dingle, Secretary for Personnel, the matrix, transparency, Victor Bennett, White Shield Appeal | 12 Comments

White Shield Appeal, 24-25 May, 2014: Tell the Salvos: Clean Up Your Act!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by lewisblayse

Dear all, As readers of this blog would know, this blog was started by my father, Lewis Blayse, who was a survivor of the notorious Salvation Army Alkira / Indooroopilly Boys’ Home. Readers would also be aware that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, baby trafficking, Case Study 10, Case Study 5, child abuse apologists, child prostitution rings, child rape, child torture, confidentiality agreements, cover ups, disbelief of victims, endemic abuse, failures to report offenders to police, families destroyed, inadequate complaints processes, James Condon, Lewis Blayse, lives destroyed, Luke Geary, missing children, missing records, moving offenders around, paedophile rings, pathetic compensation for victims, persecution of whistleblowers, Peter Farthing, procedural re-abuse, PTSD, Red Shield Appeal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Royal Commission Response Coordinator, shattered lives, trust destroyed, White Shield Appeal, witness intimidation | 9 Comments

Salvation Army Fails in Response to Lewis Blayse’s Family (Or: I Hear Sunbury Court’s Lovely This Time of Year)

Posted on April 21, 2014 by lewisblayse

On 11 April, I wrote to several high-ranking members of the Salvation Army Australia and elsewhere explaining how it could respond appropriately to the matter of compensation for the family of Lewis Blayse, my father. In this, I indicated a willingness … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andre Cox, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Australian Salvation Army Media and Communications Office, Bindoon Farm School, Bruce Redman, Case Study 10 hearings, Case Study 11, Castledare Junior Orphanage, child abuser, Christian Brothers, Colin Haggar, Congregation of Christian Brothers, David Godkin, employment discrimination, James Condon, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, paedophiles, Peter Farthing, Richard Munn, Salvation Army, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women's Ministries, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army homeless shelter, Salvos Legal, Secretary for Personnel, St Mary’s Agricultural School Tardun, St Vincent’s Orphanage Clontarf, Sunbury Court, Western Australia | 3 Comments

James Condon and Salvation Army Organisational Culture (Or: A Fish Rots from the Head Down)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: James Condon and Peter Farthing at the Royal Commission (Image Source: ABC). Management experts know that organisational culture is a key determinant of how an organisation engages with stakeholders and comports itself in its day-to-day operations. Organisational leaders are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Andre Cox, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Case Study 10, class actions, Colin Haggar, Deeds of Release, James Condon, Jan Condon, John Agius QC, Karen McGlinchey, Luke Geary, mandatory reporting, Michelle White, NSW Ombudsman, organisational culture, organisational leaders, Parramatta police station, Peter Farthing, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvos Legal, Statute of Limitations, Vicarious Liability, whistleblowers | 12 Comments

Salvos’ Treatment of Victim Ralph Doughty (Or: Cow Shit)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lewisblayse

Yesterday, spry octogenarian Ralph Doughty (pictured above) gave evidence at the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Dr Doughty, a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court NSW and High Court of Australia, suffered unimaginable abuses … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “ex-gratia” payments, “The Gill”, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Deed of Settlement and Release, Doughty Defence, Ellis defence, Luke Geary, Peter Farthing, Ralph Doughty, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, Salvos, Statute of Limitations, unincorporated association | 7 Comments

Salvation Army’s Royal Commission Appearance Hypocrisy (Or: Shut This Guy Up Somehow)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Civilized kangaroo (Source: http://www.alef.net) The Australian Salvation Army officials (Eastern Territory – Queensland and New South Wales States and the Australian Capital Territory) are due to appear before the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira, Australian Salvation Army, “major” Bruce Harmer, “major” Pete Condon, “major” Peter Farthing, Bexley Boys Home, Dr. Matthew Collins, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Gail Furness, Gill Memorial Home, Judge McClellan, Kate Burke, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, Peter McClellan, restorative justice, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Centre, Riverview Training Farm, Robert Fitzgerald, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos Legal, Star Casino, The Law of Defamation and the Internet | 2 Comments

Freedom Catering Group (Or: Feeding the Rich)

Posted on January 9, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: A “Hearty” meal for the homeless, courtesy of the soup kitchen. There is one truth about the Salvation Army’s Children’s Homes which is the most undeniable. Knowledge of it is virtually proof that a person was in one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Australian Salvation Army, “major” Bruce Harmer, “major” Pete Condon, “major” Peter Farthing, Bexley Boys Home, Box Hill Boys’ Home, Collaroy Center, Dr. Matthew Collins, Freedom Catering Group, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Gail Furness, Judge McClellan, Kate Burke, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, Peter McClellan, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Centre, Robert Fitzgerald, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army homeless, Salvation Army soup kitchens, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos, Salvos Legal, Star Casino, The Law of Defamation and the Internet | 1 Comment