Orana Family Services was established in Coolaroo (also referred to as Meadow Heights) in 1988. It was formerly based in Burwood and was known as Orana, the Peace Memorial Homes for Children. From 1988, services were transferred to Coolaroo. In 1990, two family group homes and two specialist houses moved from Burwood to Coolaroo. Orana…
St Luke’s Anglicare was established in 1979 by the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo with the support and cooperation of the Uniting Church. St Luke’s came into being as a result of the decision to close St Luke’s Toddlers’ Home, which had been operating in Bendigo since 1932. In August 2014, St Luke’s became part of…
The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory was one of two autonomous territories of this world-wide Christian Church in Australia. Its international headquarters are in London, England. The Southern Territory comprised the Salvation Army in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory (Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory made up…
Child and Family Services Ballarat (Cafs) came into being in 1998. Previously, it was known as Ballarat Children’s Homes and Family Services. Cafs is a community service organisation that provides a range of programs and services to children, young people and families. The heritage of the organisation dates back to 1865, when the Ballarat District…
Berry Street came into being in 1994, when Berry Street Incorporated amalgamated with Sutherland Child, Youth and Family Services. In 2007, a decision was made to use the Berry Street name, as this was how it was known by stakeholders (it was also known previously as Berry Street Victoria). In 2009, Berry Street was the…
The Sutherland Homes for Neglected and Destitute Children was founded by Selina Sutherland in 1908. It accommodated boys and girls, aged between 6 and 14. Sutherland Homes was originally located in La Trobe Street, Melbourne. Later, it had a ‘receiving home’ in Drummond Street, Carlton and a ‘country home’ in Diamond Creek. From the 1950s…
Anglicare Victoria was formed in 1997 following the amalgamation of three Anglican child and family welfare agencies – the Mission of St James and St John, St John’s Homes for Boys and Girls and the Mission to the Streets and Lanes. At its establishment it carried on the work of providing care and support services…
MacKillop Family Services was established in 1997 to continue the services (foster care, residential care and specialised home-based care services) to children, young people and families previously undertaken by the Sisters of Mercy, the Christian Brothers, and the Sisters of St Joseph. It is a provider of services for children, young people and families in…
The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who, when they were children, were taken away from their families and communities as the result of past government policies. Children were removed by governments, churches and welfare bodies to be brought up in institutions, fostered out or adopted by white families. The removal of…
The Child Welfare Agreement Ordinance 1941 (Act no. 12/1941) was Commonwealth legislation that approved an agreement made between the Commonwealth and the state of New South Wales for the reception, detention and maintenance in institutions in NSW of children committed to those institutions by courts of the ACT. When an ACT court committed a child…
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