bestchance Child Family Care holds records from all its predecessor agencies, including: Burwood Boys’ Home; Burwood Children’s Home; and Child and Family Care Network Inc. Access Conditions Conditional Access – For enquiries about accessing client records, former residents can contact the Heritage Officer.
There is a collection of material donated by Donna Jaggs held at the Australian Orphanage Museum and managed by the Care Leavers of Australasia Network (CLAN). It includes publications, scrapbooks and press clippings relating to the history of child welfare in Victoria.
Cottage by the Sea Queenscliff holds some records relating to children who spent time at the Home. As of 2025, Cottage by the Sea were unable to provide Find & Connect with details of the records they hold, however note that any records requests will be managed in accordance with privacy legislation. Cottage by the…
There are records related to St Cuthbert’s at the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat archives, however it is not known exactly what is there. It appears that there are few records, however care leavers are encouraged to contact the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat Director of Professional Standards directly, and every effort will be made to assist…
The collection at Nazareth House, Camberwell includes some personal records for some of the children who were at Nazareth House, as well as information recorded in admission and discharge registers. Access Conditions Conditional Access – Former residents and their families seeking information in the records can write to the Sisters of Nazareth Archive Department. Records…
Admission and Discharge Registers from Nazareth House are held by the Sisters of Nazareth, Ballarat. The exact dates of the registers are not known but they may date from around 1889 to 1976. The directory A piece of the story (1999), contains the following description of records in the custody of the Sisters: “Name, date…
Sutherland Homes established the Diamond Valley Youth Hostel in 1979. It offered accommodation for young people making the transition from Sutherland Homes for Children into the world outside. The Hostel moved to Greensborough in 1986, and the former hostel was remodelled as a residential unit. Sutherland Homes established the Diamond Valley Youth Hostel in 1979…
Records held by the Uniting Church Archives is a collection of records dating from 1923 to 1994, and includes information about children’s Homes run by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and, after 1977, the Uniting Church. The collection consists of records about the administration of the Homes: including minutes of management committees, annual reports and…
The GordonCare for Children Records date back to around 1951. The collection relates to the Gordon Homes for Boys, the Gordon Homes for Boys and Girls and GordonCare for Children (which ceased providing out of home care for children in 2012). The records include admission registers, client files, school records, medical records and referrals. Access…
Salvation Army Westcare Records date from around 1980 when the organisation began, until 2018 when it ceased providing residential care. It was then known as Western Region Youth and Child Care Services. The collection includes the records of Westcare and its predecessors, Crossroads Child and Adolescent Family Services; Salvation Army Western Region Family Service; and…
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