Community Services Victoria, State Government of Victoria

• Department for Neglected Children, State Government of Victoria (1901 - 1924)
• Children's Welfare Department, State Government of Victoria (1924 - 1960)
• Social Welfare Branch, State Government of Victoria (1960 - 1970)
• Social Welfare Department, State Government of Victoria (1970 - 1978)
• Department of Community Welfare Services, State Government of Victoria (1978 - 1985)
• Community Services Victoria, State Government of Victoria (1985 – 1992)
  • Health and Community Services, State Government of Victoria (1992 - 1995)
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria (1995 - December 2014)
  • Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria (January 2015 - 2021)
  • Department of Health, State Government of Victoria (2021 - current)

Ran

• Allambie Reception Centre (1961 - 1990)
  Date: 1985 - 1990
• Winlaton (1956 - c. 1991)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Langi Kal Kal (1965 - 1993)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Malmsbury Youth Training Centre (1965 - 2023)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Acheron Youth Training Centre (c. 1966 - 2008)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Ashendene Boys' Home (1966 - 1988)
  Date: 1985 - 1988
• Baltara Reception Centre (1968 - c. 1992)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Miralee Reception Centre (1963 - 1986?)
• Western Youth Welfare Service, State of Victoria (1975 - 1985?)
  Date: 1985 - ?
• Turana (1955 - 1993)
  Date: 1985 - 1992
• Ivanhoe Girls' Hostel (1965? - 1993?)
• Departmental Family Group Homes, Victoria (1956 - 2000s)
• The Gables Residential Unit 101 (1985 - c. 1992)

This page was written by Cate O'Neill, last updated 6 May 2013.

• Community Services Victoria, Statewide Services Redevelopment Team, Discussion paper on the redevelopment of services for children and young people in Allambie, Baltara and Winlaton, 1986. View Publication Details
• Department of Community Services, Annual Reports: Community Services Victoria, 1985 - 1992. View Publication Details
• Jaggs, Donella, Victoria -- institutions for children and young people, 1850-1980 / compiled by Donella Jaggs, staff of the Criminal Justice Administration Unit, School of Community Services and Policy Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology ; designed by Sue Kinkead, 1990. View Publication Details
• Markiewicz, Anne, The Child Welfare System in Victoria: changing context and perspective 1945-1995, Children Australia, 1996. View Publication Details

Records

• Victorian Government Wardship and/or Out of Home Care Records (1864 - current)
• Records of Victorian Adoptions (c. 1908 - current)
• Ward Index Cards (1960 - 1986)
• Voluntary Children's Homes Files (1921 - 1989)
• Departmental Children's Homes Files (1955 - 1987)