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Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria

The Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria came into being in 1947. Previously it was known as the Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne. The name change coincided with a change in focus towards casework and counselling, employing only professionally trained social workers and expanding its ‘client group’ into Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs. The CWS ran…

Client Case Records, Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria

Client Case Records [Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria, Reference Number 2013.0114] is an archival series held at the University of Melbourne Archives. The series comprises the case records, compiled by social workers, of clients of the Citizens Welfare Service. Each client is an individual or a couple and the files document the clients’ interaction with…

Client Records, Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria/ Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne

Client Records is an archival series held at the University of Melbourne Archives. The series comprises various records created in the course of interactions between ‘clients’ and social workers of the Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne and its successor, the Citizens Welfare Society of Victoria. Access Conditions Restricted. Restricted records contain personal, medical and/or sensitive…

Uniting – Connections

Uniting – Connections came into being in July 2017. Previously the organisation was called Connections UnitingCare. It was a community service organisation that was part of Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited. Uniting – Connections had an adoptions and permanent care program, and provided a range of services for children, young people and families. Its predecessor…

Lisa Lodge

Lisa Lodge was the new name given to the Home formerly known as Hayeslee House, sometime around 1994. It was run by the Lisa Lodge – Hayeslee Committee who managed a number of institutions in the Ballarat region. In July 2012 Lisa Lodge merged with Berry Street, to strengthen Berry Street’s services provided in the…

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand was established in 2008 as the formal framework for the mission of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In 2014, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service (Victoria) and Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service (based in New South Wales) merged with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to become one…

Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives collects records relating to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital prior to 1935), Melbourne Health, NorthWestern Mental Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus (the former Mount Royal Hospital). It also holds some records of the predecessor institutions to the RMH Royal Park Campus, including the Immigrants’…

Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives – Contact Details

To request information from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives visit the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives website and complete the archives enquiry form. Website: https://www.thermh.org.au/about/about-the-rmh/our-history-and-archives/our-archives/rmh-archives-enquiry-form Email: RMH-Archives@mh.org.au

Records of the Immigrants’ Aid Society

The Records of the Immigrants’ Aid Society are held by the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives. The Immigrants’ Aid Society was a predecessor institution to the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus (formerly known as Mount Royal Hospital). Access Conditions You can request information from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives. Access to patient medical records…

Commission for Children and Young People

The Commission for Children and Young People was formed in March 2013 to replace The Office of the Child Safety Commissioner.