Holland Park Family Group Home opened in 1964. Run by the Presbyterian Church, it was licensed under the Children’s Services Act 1965 on 4 August 1966. It closed in July 1978 and reopened on 2 April 1980. In 2001, it was no longer a licensed residential facility. A publication from 1968 stated that the purpose…
Gundanah Group Home, in Gladstone was operated by the Salvation Army. It was licensed 3 September 1979 under the Children’s Services Act 1965. Funding for the home ceased February 1987.
Harrison Cottage Family Group Home, in Aspley, was operated by the Methodist and Uniting Churches. It opened 1 September 1960 and was licensed under The State Children Act 27 October 1960. Subsequently it was licensed under The Children’s Services Act 4 August 1966. In June 1977, management was transferred to the newly-formed Uniting Church. The…
Glen Loeman Family Group Home, in Ayr, was operated by the Uniting Church. It opened on 1 November 1981 and funding ceased around 1990.
Frank Gilson House was a family group home located in Maryborough. It opened in November 1970 and was the first family group home operated by Churches of Christ Care. It ceased to provide residential care c. 2000. The building retained the name ‘Frank Gilson House’ and operated as a Day Care Centre. [Taken from Celebrating…
The Dowdle Family Group Home was operated by the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches. First located in Fairfield, it opened in around 1963. Around 1977, the Dowdle Family Group Home moved from Fairfield to Salisbury. On 22 June 1977 control was transferred to the newly-formed Uniting Church. From March 1985 it was known as “Dowdle”. In…
Christian Centre Family Group Homes were located in Moreton Street, Eidsvold. They were operated by the Federal Aborigines Mission Board of the Churches of Christ. The Homes opened and were licensed in late 1976. The closing date is unknown but it was no longer licensed in 2001.
Dahler Family Group Home, in Drayton, Toowoomba, was officially opened 27 September 1975. It was operated by the Methodist Church until June 1977, when operations were transferred to the Uniting Church. Dahler Family Group Home closed 30 June 1988. Dahler Family Group Home opened as a Receiving, Assessment, Placement and Therapy residential in August 1995….
Cairns Family Group Home, in Freshwater, was operated by the Uniting Church. Opening on 1 August 1980, its funding ceased in 1981/82. It reopened in 1982/83 and finally closed in 1997. In 2001 Cairns Family Group Home Freshwater was being used as an Out of Home Care Office for the Foster and Kinship Care program,…
The Bethesda Family Group Home in Mt Isa was operated by the Bethesda Children’s Centre Committee. It was licensed on 14 March 1980. Its funding ceased for a period in 1981 to 82, then it reopened around 1982 to 83. Bethesda Family Group Home closed in 1992. In the 2001 publication Missing Pieces, records relating…
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