The Victorian Children’s Aid Society Home was opened on 13 November 1901 by the Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society. Situated in Leonard Street, Parkville, this Home had a number of different names over time. It was a non denominational children’s Home, providing accommodation for boys and girls. From around 1920, it was referred to as…
The Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDPA) replaced the Information Privacy Act 2000 and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Security Act 2005. This Act merged the functions of the Privacy Commissioner and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security into a single Privacy and Data Protection Commissioner. The PDPA retained the 10 Information Privacy…
The Rutherglen Viticultural College, Chiltern Valley Road, Rutherglen, from 1904 accepted wards of the state deemed to be suitable for viticultural and general farm work as trainees. The Department for Neglected Children and Reformatory Schools and the Agricultural Department struck an agreement to facilitate this placement. The arrangement appears to have ceased by 1927. The…
Please contact the Heritage Officer, bestchance Child Family Care: Postal Address: PO Box 4190, Mulgrave VIC 3170 Phone: (03) 8562 5100 Email: info@bestchance.org.au Website: https://www.bestchance.org.au/
Please contact Care Leavers of Australasia Network (CLAN), Australian Orphanage Museum: Street Address: 351 Ryrie Street, Geelong Postal Address: PO Box 164, Georges Hall NSW 2198 Phone: 0425 204 747 Email: aom@aomuseum.com.au Website: https://aomuseum.com.au/
Please contact the Heritage and History Service Team, Child and Family Services Ballarat Postal Address: 115 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria 3550 Phone: (03) 5337 3333 Email: records@cafs.org.au Website: https://cafs.org.au/services-records/
Please contact Public Record Office Victoria: Postal Address: PO Box 2100, North Melbourne VIC 3051 Phone: (03) 9348 5600 Website: http://prov.vic.gov.au/contact-us/
Please contact the State Library of Victoria: Postal Address: State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone: (03) 8664 7002 Website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/ask-librarian
Please contact the Regional Superior or the Archivist, Sisters of Nazareth Archive Department: Postal Address: Archive Department, Nazareth House, PO Box 6900, Middle Camberwell VIC 3124 Phone: (03) 9830 5569 Email: archives.aus@nazarethcare.com
Please contact Cottage by the Sea: Postal address: 29 Flinders Street, Queenscliff VIC 3225 Phone: (03) 5258 1663 Email: info@cottagebythesea.com.au Website: https://www.cottagebythesea.com.au/