Wodonga Council
Bonegilla Migrant Experience

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Bonegilla Migrant Experience


Bonegilla Migrant Experience is a national heritage site that symbolises a defining era of cultural change in Australia, resulting in a major shift in the nation’s economy, society and culture. 

A former post-war migrant reception and training centre, the site holds powerful connections for many people in Australia.

One in 20 people in Australia have a family connection to the site, making it an important place for migrants who spent time there while it was a reception centre as well as for descendants to commemorate, experience and understand their family’s story.

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Current projects

Bonegilla Identity Cards Exhibition Project

This project will improve the connection of visitors to the history of the site. 

It will see the design and installation of permanent interpretive exhibition at Block 19, Bonegilla with a focus on the role of the Bonegilla Index Cards and the stories of individuals who passed through Bonegilla.

The project will cost $200,000 and is due to be completed in November, 2022.

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