Ballarat Children's Home was the new name given in 1968 to the former Ballarat Orphanage. It opened its first family group home in 1976. In 1984, the name changed to Ballarat Children's Homes and Family Services.
In the mid 1980s, Ballarat Children's Home established a hostel for boys called Raglan House, also known as Raglan House Youth Support Unit.
1865 - 1909 Ballarat District Orphan Asylum
1909 - 1968 Ballarat Orphanage
1968 - 1984 Ballarat Children's Home
1984 - 1998 Ballarat Children's Homes and Family Services
1998 - Child and Family Services Ballarat
Sources used to compile this entry: Guide to Out-of-Home Care Services 1940-2000 - Volume Two: Data Base, with Department of Human Services, November 2001, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/DHS.3004.011.0277.pdf.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 13 February 2009, Last modified: 4 November 2022