Please contact Freedom of Information Officer, Ballarat Health Services:
Postal Address: FOI Officer, Health Information Services, Grampians Health Ballarat, PO Box 577, Ballarat VIC 3353
Phone: (03) 5320 4368
Email: freedomofinformation@gh.org.au
Website: https://www.bhs.org.au/for-patients-families-friends/freedom-of-information/
These records are held by Ballarat Health Services (1997 - current).
Surviving records of the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum are managed by Ballarat Health Services. These include admission registers (1859-1900) and annual general reports (1859 onwards). Entries in the admission register dated up to the 1920s have been transcribed by the Ballarat Historical Society. The transcriptions are available on the Ballarat Historical Society Website, and are organised alphabetically by surname.
To access these records please contact the Grampians Health Ballarat Freedom of Information officer.