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Carinya Hostel

Carinya Hostel was established by the Mentally Retarded Children’s Association in 1973 in Murray Bridge. It provided week day hostel accommodation for school aged children from country areas who were attending the Murray Bridge Special School. The children in the hostel were cared for by house parents. In 1990 the Hostel moved to a smaller…

Birralee Hostel

Birralee Hostel was established as a purpose-built residential care facility by the Mentally Retarded Children’s Association in Berri in 1971. It provided week day accommodation for children from surrounding areas attending the Berri Special School. In 1998, as a result of the decline in demand for accommodation for children, Birralee Hostel changed its purpose and…

Cooinda Hostel

Cooinda Hostel was established by the Mentally Retarded Children’s Association in Derrington street, Mount Gambier in 1969. It provided hostel style accommodation on week days for school aged children from country areas who were attending the Mount Gambier Special School. It was the first Hostel to be established in a country region. During the 1990s…

Orana

Orana was the new name for the Mentally Retarded Children’s Association from 1980. The Association provided training and support for people with intellectual disabilities. It operated Supported Employment Centres and Supported Accommodation facilities in the Adelaide suburbs and regional areas of South Australia. Orana was still operating in 2014.

Mentally Retarded Children’s Association

The Mentally Retarded Children’s Association (MRCA) was founded in 1950 by a group of parents of children with intellectual disabilities. The group established training centres and hostels for people with intellectual disabilities in Adelaide and regional areas during the 1950s to 1970s. The MRCA changed its name to Orana in 1980. The Mentally Retarded Children’s…

Craigburn Farm, Minda Home

Craigburn Farm in the Adelaide Hills was purchased by Minda Home in 1923. By the early 1930s the 1400 acre (566 hectare) property operated as a farm supplying meat, firewood, fruit and vegetables for Minda Home. Dormitories were built at the Farm to accommodate workers who were primarily boys from Minda Home. Craigburn Farm was…

Minda Inc.

Minda Incorporated was the new name for Minda Home from 1976. Located at Brighton the organisation provided residential care and other support services for people living with a disability. Services were delivered at the original site of Minda Home in Brighton as well as within the community. Minda Incorporated was still operating in 2014. Minda…

Centacare Catholic Family Services

Centacare Catholic Family Services was established in 1992 and replaced the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau. Centacare is a Catholic welfare organisation which delivers a range of welfare services across the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. The organisation has a strong focus on social justice and supports people who have been marginalised or who are experiencing hardship….

Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (South Australia)

The Catholic Family Welfare Bureau was established in 1942 as an overarching social welfare agency of the Catholic Church in South Australia. The Bureau oversaw the running of Catholic institutions run by different religious orders. It also developed policies in relation to child care and coordinated the placement of children in Catholic Homes. The Catholic…

Strathmont Centre

The Strathmont Centre opened at Oakden in 1971. It was a government run facility for the accommodation and training of people with intellectual disabilities, including children and young people. Children from Glenside Hospital were transferred to the Strathmont Centre when it opened. Estcourt House became a part of the Strathmont Centre from 1978 to 1981….