Kurrawong House was established by the St Vincent de Paul Society as a girls hostel around 1967 in Granville/Parramatta. Kurrawong House became a youth hostel and accommodated both boys and girls from c.1982. In 1986 Kurrawong House joined with Sienna Youth Crisis Centre and provided what was described as a total service, including assessment, crisis accommodation, longer term accommodation and skills programmes for young people to help them live alone. Kurrawong closed around 1997.
From
1967?
To
c. 1997
1967? - 1982?
Kurrawong House was located on the corner of Arthur and Prospect Street, Rosehill (formerly Granville/Parramatta), New South Wales (Building Still standing)
1982? - 1989?
Kurrawong House was located at 25 Dorothy Street, Merrylands, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
1989? - 1997?
Kurrawong House was located in Rosehill, New South Wales (Building State unknown)