Buckland House in Newport was established by the Mission of St James and St John in 1980. It provided emergency and short term residential care for up to eight children. Buckland House was closed in June 1994. The building became the Yarraville family group home.
Buckland House in Newport was established by the Mission of St James and St John in 1980. It provided emergency and short term residential care for up to 8 children.
The Mission of St James and St John had established Western Family Services in 1978, to provide family counselling and foster care in the western suburbs of Melbourne. In addition to Buckland House, family group homes were opened in Werribee and Altona North.
Buckland House was closed in June 1994. The building became the Yarraville family group home.
Sources used to compile this entry: James Jenkinson Consulting, Guide to out-of-home care services 1940-2000 - Volume One: Agency Descriptions, Department of Human Services, Unpublished, November 2001, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/DHS.3004.011.0367.pdf.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 17 February 2009, Last modified: 24 October 2018
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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