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Identitywa

Identitywa was established in 2001 and continued the work of the Western Australian disability support agency, Catholic Care. Identitywa is an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. In 2014, Identitywa provided accommodation for children with disabilities.

Mercy Hospital

Mercy Hospital was renamed in 1997 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia. Previously the Hospital had been called the St Anne’s Mercy Hospital. In 2014 St John of God Health Care purchased the hospital and it became the St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital.

St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital

St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital was named in May 2014 when the St John of God Health Care purchased Mercy Hospital. This hospital continues to have a strong focus on maternity services.

St Anne’s Mercy Hospital

St Anne’s Mercy Hospital was named in 1982 when the St Anne’s Maternity Home was incorporated and a Hospital Board of Management established. In 1997 the Hospital was renamed Mercy Hospital.

St Anne’s Maternity Home

St Anne’s Maternity Home was run by the Sisters of Mercy from around 1958 in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. During this time St Anne’s was referred to as both a Hospital and a Home, with the terms being used interchangably. Many babies were adopted from St Anne’s in this period. In 1982 the…

Christian Brothers Oceania Province

The Christian Brothers Oceania Province was established in 2007 and brought together the previous provinces within Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The new province was created to improve administration and enable the organisation to expand again. Its work focuses on adult education, social justice activities with refugees, asylum seekers, indigenous people and disadvantaged…

Holy Spirit Province of the Christian Brothers

The Holy Spirit Province of the Christian Brothers was established in 1967 covering the Order’s activities in the states of South Australia and Western Australia. Previously, it was known as the St Patrick’s Province of the Christian Brothers. The new Province was created due to the increasing work of the Christian Brothers and the need…

St Patrick’s Province of the Christian Brothers

The St Patrick’s Province of the Christian Brothers was established in 1953 covering the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. The St Mary’s Province of the Christian Brothers was established at the same time with both Provinces previously being known as the Australasian Province of the Christian Brothers. The new Province was…

Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia was established by the Christian Brothers in 2007. It is run by lay people and was created to separately govern and administrate the Christian Brother’s schools in Australia. Edmund Rice Education Australia were responsible for the Tardun Farm School in Western Australia from 2007 to 2009, and they made the offical…

Catholic Archdiocese of Perth

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth began when Catholic Diocese of Perth was elevated in 1913. The Archdiocese continued to be active in the establishment and operation of children’s institutions and Homes in Western Australia. It was also involved in the Catholic Immigration Scheme, and ran the agencies Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (later Centrecare) and the…