Please contact the Freedom of Information team, Community Services Directorate:
Postal Address: GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6205 3296
Email: csd.foi@act.gov.au
Website: https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/about_us/freedom_of_information
Quote this number to access your records: Community Services Directorate File Number 72/ 2781
These records are held by ArchivesACT, Australian Capital Territory (2008 - current).
The contents of this collection are dated 1965 to 1987. Although Birralee closed as a children’s shelter in 1968, the file contains records associated with the administration of the property post the closure.
Birralee as a children’s shelter was jointly administered by the then Department of Interior and the New South Wales Welfare Office in Canberra. Records specific to this period contained in this file include items that contain information about children who were placed at the Birralee Children’s Shelter.
There are also administrative records such as correspondence to and from the Department; staffing arrangements and recruitment; property management details; and purchasing particulars associated with equipment and stores.
Access to these records are restricted as they contain personal, medical and/or sensitive information. People wishing to access these records will need to contact the ACT Community Services Directorate via the Freedom of Information team.