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Community Services, Department of Family and Community Services

Community Services was created in 2009 as a Government agency of the Department of Human Services. In April 2011, the Department of Human Services was renamed the Department of Family and Community Services but the Community Services agency remained the same. Community Services managed child protection services and a range of programs for children and…

Department of Health and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Health and Community Services was one of the names used by the Department that in 2013 is known as Community Services. It was created in 1991 and had formerly been known as the Department of Family and Community Services. In 1992 its name was changed to the Department of Community Services.

Department of Youth and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Youth and Community Services is one of the names given to the Department which, in 2013, was known as Community Services. It was the second time the Department was known by this name, which was first used in 1973-1975, before it was changed to Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs (1975-1976). In 1988…

Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs is one of the names given to Community Services. The Department of Youth and Community Services was renamed in 1975 as the Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs in 1975, then reverted to its former name in 1976.

Child Welfare Department, State Government of New South Wales

The Child Welfare Department was created in 1923, when the Child Welfare Act was introduced. Although it continued the work of the State Children’s Relief Department, it was supervised by the Minister for Public Instruction, rather than the State Children’s Relief Board, and was part of the Department of Public Instruction. The Child Welfare Department…

State Children’s Relief Department

The State Children’s Relief Department was the public service body responsible for implementing the recommendations of the State Children’s Relief Board. It was part of the Chief Secretary’s Department until 1888, when it became part of the Department of Charitable Institutions. It moved to the Department of Public Instruction in 1923. The titles ‘State Children’s…

State Children’s Relief Board

The State Children’s Relief Board was a government agency established by the State Children’s Relief Act 1881 to introduce the boarding out system. By 1915, more than 24,000 children had been boarded out in New South Wales. Please note that the titles ‘State Children’s Relief Board’ and ‘State Children’s Relief Department’ are used in various…

Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare is one of the names given to the child welfare department in the 1970s.

Department of Youth and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Youth and Community Services is one of the names the Department of Community Services has been known by. The Department of Youth and Community Services replaced the Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare in 1973. It was replaced by the Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs in 1975.

Aborigines Protection Board, State Government of New South Wales

The Aborigines Protection Board was established to manage reserves and the welfare of the estimated 9000 Aboriginal people living in New South Wales in the 1880s. It was part of the Department of Police and was chaired by the Commissioner of Police. It met weekly in Phillip Street in Sydney. Board members, including George Edward…