The Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria was established in 1948 to provide to children with Cerebral Palsy and their families. In 1949 the society established the Marathon Centre in Toorak, which was a school for children with Cerebral Palsy. In 1956 the society opened the Lady Herring Spastic Children’s Hostel at Armadale, which provided residential…
The Western Australian Gaols Department was established in 1890. It was the first government department in Western Australia that was established specifically for the management of gaols and prisons. It ran the Barton’s Mill Prison, which was investigated by the 1943 Royal Commission to Inquire into the Care and Reform of Youthful Delinquents. The Gaols…
The Western Australian Prisons Department was established in 1947, taking over management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia from the Gaols Department. It ran Barton’s Mill Prison, which is known to have held incarcerated young people alongside adult prisoners. In 1971 the Prisons Department was renamed the Department of Corrections.
The Western Australian Department of Corrections was established in 1971, taking over from the Prisons Department. It was responsible for the management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia, including the Barton’s Mill Prison. In 1982 the Department of Corrections was replaced by a new iteration of the Prisons Department.
The Western Australian Prisons Department was established in 1982, taking over from the Department of Corrections. It was responsible for the management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia. In 1987 it was replaced by the Department of Corrective Services.
The Western Australian Department of Corrective Services was established in 1987, when the name of the Prisons Department was changed. It had responsibility for the management of prisons and corrective services throughout Western Australia. In 1993 the Department of Corrective Services was amalgamated with the Crown Law Departments and the Youth Justice Bureau to become…
Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd is a community controlled not-for-profit organisation that was established in 1972 to respond to poor health and housing outcomes for Aboriginal people in Gippsland, Victoria. It opened the Meerindoo Hostel for Aboriginal students at Bairnsdale in 1972, and ran it (with support from Aboriginal Hostels Ltd) until 2014,…
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) was established in June 1973 to provide hostel accommodation and related services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. AHL was established by the Commonwealth Government as a not-for-profit company, with the AHL board reporting to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. It ran at least one children’s home/hostel for…
Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn commenced on the 30th June 2023, following a merger of Marymead Child and Family Centre merged with CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn. Among other services it provides foster care, short-term accommodation for teenagers and young adults, and runs a Permanency Support Program. Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn provides access to the…
The Cram Foundation was established in 1932 as the Wollongong and District Society for Crippled Children. In 1964 it changed its name to the Illawarra Society for Crippled Children. As the Illawarra Society, it opened and operated Cram House, a disability institution for children which ran from 1975-2003. It also opened Bellambi Group Home, a…
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