Mr Meyers, one of 500,000 children dubbed the Forgotten Australians, told of the humiliation, the beatings and trauma he suffered as a ward of the state in an orphanage after he was abandoned as an 18-month-old child.

For Mr Meyers, the announcement that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a formal apology in November to him and the hundreds of thousands of other Forgotten Children who found themselves institutionalised in orphanages and homes between 1930 and 1970, will be of some relief.

It won't wipe away the years of tears, hurt and feelings of worthlessness, but it will acknowledge one of the most disgraceful chapters in our history.

At the very least it is what the Forgotten Children deserve.

And another thing ...

Wollongong mechanics Adam Milani and Robert Charteris deserve high praise for saving the life of a motorist who suffered a heart attack while driving on Flinders St this week.

The quick-thinking mechanics applied mouth-to-mouth and chest compression first aid until paramedics arrived on the scene.

It highlights the need for all of us to have some first aid skills because we too may be called upon to help save a life.