Weeroona Girls’ Training Centre opened in Latrobe in 1959. It was a government institution for girls who were either wards of state or on remand. Weeroona closed in 1979. Weeroona opened in a large house in Forth Street, Latrobe which is in north-west Tasmania. It was an ‘open institution’ with a secure unit for girls…
Wybra Hall, run by the government, opened in 1956. It was a training institution in Mangalore that housed boys aged between 9 and 14. From 1979, Wybra Hall also accommodated girls. It closed in 1988. In October 1952, the Tasmanian government sought parliamentary approval to purchase Wybra Hall, built in 1860, to be used for…
Ashley Home for Boys, in Deloraine, replaced the Boys’ Training School in 1926. It was a government run reformatory which took in boys aged eight to 18, until the 1950s when it only took in boys over 14. From 1988, Ashley also accommodated girls. The Home operated on a privilege system, with boys working under…
Glenhaven Children’s Home, run by the Christian Brethren Assemblies of Tasmania, was located near Ulverstone. It opened in 1959. It was a small approved cottage Home for older children and teenagers. Glenhaven Children’s Home became Glenhaven Family Services in the late 1980s. Glenhaven Children’s Home had a number of locations before settling in Ulverston in…
The Southern Region Group Home was the new name given to the Merrilama Cottage at Glenelg in 1979. Run by the government, it accommodated up to eight teenage young offenders. In 1981 the Group Home moved to Glandore. The Southern Region Group Home was renamed the Glandore Community Unit in 1990. The Southern Region Group…
The Seaford Youth Support Unit was established at Seaford by the government in 1980 and took over part of the role of the Christies Beach Family Home which closed the same year. The Youth Support Unit provided outreach services to young people. The closing date for this Unit is not known. The Seaford Youth Support…
The Cleveland Youth Detention Centre was established in 1980 at Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens, Townsville. It is a government-run facility, housing males aged 10 to 17 years who have been refused bail and remanded in custody, or who have been sentenced by the courts to a period of detention. Commission of inquiry into abuse…
Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service was established by Baptist Community Services in 2008. It was previously known as Pathways Adolescent Unit. From 1 October 2013 Challenge Community Services ran Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service.
Paul Street Adolescent Program, in Blacktown, was established in 2002. Previously, the service was known as the Kingsleigh Group Home. Run by Anglicare, the Paul Street Adolescent Program provides accommodation for up to 5 teenaged boys. Paul Street Adolescent Program closed in August 2016.
The Homeless Children’s Association Refuge was located at 429 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst. It was run by the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association from May 1981 until July 1983. Also known as 429, it was a shelter for homeless children and youth and hundreds of young people passed through its doors. By July 1983, the…
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