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Meli – Contact Details

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Lismore House

Lismore House was a hostel for young people in Geelong. It was purchased by the Barwon Association for Youth Support & Accommodation in October 1981. After renovations the hostel opened in June 1982, with residents coming from Turana Youth Training Centre and Winlaton Secure Girls Unit. According to Barnard, Lismore House was established at a…

Barwon Association for Youth Support and Accommodation

The Barwon Association for Youth Support and Accommodation (BAYSA) was established in June 1981 to establish and run a regional youth hostel in the Barwon area. BAYSA ran Lismore House and later Wahroonga Hostel. They also operated lead-tenant properties, adolescent foster care programs, programs to assist adolescents who were homeless and other youth service programs….

The Ward Records Plan Project

The Wards Records Plan Project was conceived in 2012 in response to the Victorian Ombudsman findings of its investigation into the storage and management of ward records by the former Department of Human Services (DHS). Rolled out over three years from 2013 – 2016, the Plan involves the identification, indexation, storage, management and digitisation of…

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975, No. 8821, Victoria

The Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975 (No. 8821) amended the Social Welfare Act 1970. It was passed on 9 December 1975 and commenced in stages from January 1976. The Social Welfare Act 1970 was repealed by Statue Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982 (No.9863) on 5 January1983.

Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act 1984, Victoria

The Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act 1984 (No. 10114) was ‘An Act to make provision for certain guardianship and custody orders relating to children and for other purposes’. It commenced on 1 June 1985 and was repealed by the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (56/1989 ) on 31 January 1991.

Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984, Victoria

The Status of Children (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 10069) commenced on 1 August 1984. The long title of the act is ‘An Act relating to the status of persons conceived by certain means, to amend the Status of Children Act 1974 and for other purposes.’ It was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act (No.11/1995)…

Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria

On 1 January 2015, the Victorian Government established the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) to integrate health and human services policies, programs and services. The new DHHS brings together the former Department of Health, former Department of Human Services and Sport and Recreation Victoria. DHHS is responsible for dealing with children placed in…

Maintenance (Amendment) Act 1953, Victoria

The Maintenance (Amendment) Act 1953 (No. 5728) was passed on 8 December 1953 and commenced on 1 February 1954. Its long title is ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Acts and for other purposes.’

Children’s Welfare (Amendment) Act 1955, Victoria

The Children’s Welfare (Amendment) Act 1955 (No. 5876) amends the Children’s Welfare Act 1954. It came into operation on 1 September 1955 and being part of the Children’s Welfare Act 1954, it was repealed on 1 April 1959 by the Children’s Welfare Act 1958.