The Glandore Community Unit was the new name given to the Southern Region Group Home in Glandore in 1990. Run by the government, it provided longer term accommodation for up to eight children from the age of eight to upper teens who were deemed to be able to live in the community. The Glandore Community…
The Gilles Plains Community Unit opened at Gilles Plains in 1979 as an open unit for boys who had been committed to Brookway Park. Run by the government, it provided long term accommodation for up to eight boys aged 9 to 15 who were deemed to be able to live in the community. The Unit…
The Enfield Community Unit opened at Enfield in 1990. Run by the government, it was a purpose-built unit and it replaced the Northern Region Admission Unit which had been running on an adjoining property. The Enfield Community Unit accommodated up to eight children aged from eight years to upper teens for longer term accommodation. It…
The Campbelltown Community Unit, also known as Cornerways, opened in 1995 at Campbelltown. It was a purpose-built government community unit, taking in up to eight children for longer term accommodation. Children on remand, or deemed to be at risk, were often placed there. Cornerways was still operating in 2011. The Campbelltown Community Unit, also known…
The Central Region Admission Unit (CRAU) was opened by the government in 1979 on the site of the former Reception Cottage at Somerton Park. It took in up to eight State children for short term care. The name of this Unit changed to the Western Region Admission Unit in 1980. The Central Region Admission Unit…
The Blair Athol Unit was opened by the government in Blair Athol in 1982 as a Home Care Unit. Home Care Units were located in the private homes of senior residential care workers who agreed to care for a small number of children who had been in State care for a long period, for whom…
Brookway Unit was a government-run residential care unit for up to eight children. It opened in the mid-1980s at Campbelltown. Its location suggests that it was on the former site of Brookway Park and may have been the new name for the last remaining unit at that site, Ningana Community Unit. Existing records suggest that…
Yoorana Cottage was one of three suburban group homes opened by the Catholic Church after the closure of the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage. The cottages together were known as the St Vincent de Paul Group Homes. Yoorana opened in 1975 and provided residential care for up to seven children under the supervision of two…
Cavan Training Centre was opened by the government in 1993 at Cavan as a purpose built secure care facility for young men aged between 15 and 18. It accommodated young offenders previously held at the South Australian Youth Training Centre which was renamed the Magill Training Centre. Cavan changed its name to the Adelaide Youth…
Waverley Hostel was established by the Catholic Church in 1972 to provide accommodation for girls who had been living at the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage at Goodwood. It provided board and supervision for up to eight girls until they found employment and were able to live independently. The girls were supervised by members of…
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