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Moore Cottage Family Group Home (1962 - 1996)

From
1962
To
1996
Categories
Family Group Home, Home, Methodist and Uniting Church
Alternative Names
  • Moore Family Group Home (Also known as)

Moore Cottage Family Group Home, in Toombul, was operated by the Methodist and Uniting Churches. It was officially opened 13 October 1962. It was licensed under the State Children Act 1911 and under the Children's Services Act 1965 on 4 August 1966. Management was transferred from the Methodist Church in 1977 to the newly-created Uniting Church. According to the publication Missing Pieces (2001), Moore Cottage transitioned from a Family Group to a Receiving, Assessment, Placement and Therapy residential facility in around 1989. It closed in 1996.

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1962 - 1996
Address - Moore Cottage Family Group Home was situated at 5 Melton Road, Toombul. Location: Toombul

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  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.64. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.64.; Email from Group Risk Officer, UnitingCare Queensland, dated 13 December 2021.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth