Melbourne Citymission came into being in 2000, when the organisation changed its name from Melbourne City Mission. The organisation dates back to 1854. Melbourne Citymission’s website includes an ‘Apology to the Forgotten Australians who were in Melbourne Citymission’s care’ from its Chief Executive Officer. Melbourne Citymission apologises unreservedly for any harm, distress or hurt that…
The Bukawert Reformatory School opened in 1894 near Toora, in the county of Buln Buln, South Gippsland. It was gazetted as a ‘reformatory school for Protestant boys’ in 1894, and was located on the premises of Henry Beresford Sadleir, who was appointed as the Superintendent. It closed in 1899. The Bukawert Reformatory School was a…
Melbourne City Mission came into being in 1979. From 1970 and 1979 the organisation had been known as the Community Welfare Foundation. In 1979, it reverted back to the name Melbourne City Mission, which dates back to 1854. In around 2000 there was another name change, and it became Melbourne Citymission.
Community Welfare Foundation was the new name given in 1970 to the Melbourne City Mission. In 1979 the organisation reverted to the name Melbourne City Mission. The Melbourne City Mission changed its name in 1970 to the Community Welfare Foundation as a reflection of the agency’s moves to ‘professionalise’ its services and to distinguish it…
Lentara UnitingCare was formed as a result of UnitingCare Sunshine and Broadmeadows (UCSB) and Orana UnitingCare (OUC) agreeing to form a new organisation. Agreement was reached on 29 June 2012 to be effective from October 2012. In 2017, Lentara UnitingCare became part of the new organisation, Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited.
CatholicCare was formerly known as Centacare Catholic Family Services. The name change was in line with other organisations within Catholic Social Services Australia, the peak body for Catholic community service providers in Australia. The new name was adopted to emphasise the continuing links between these services and the mission work of the Catholic Church. In…
Wimmera UnitingCare was created through a name change of its predecessor organisation, Wimmera Community Care. It provides Adolescent Community Placement, Residential Care for young people aged 11 to 17, and foster care for children and young people up to 15 years of age. In 2017, Wimmera UnitingCare merged with other agencies to form the new…
Orana UnitingCare was the new name given in 2011 to the former Orana Family Services. The name change reflected a change in services and that the organisation had stopped providing residential care. On 29 June 2012 UnitingCare Sunshine and Broadmeadows and Orana UnitingCare came together to form a new organisation Lentara UnitingCare.
Wimmera Family Group Homes was established in 1979, opening its first group home in Horsham in 1980. In 1981, it amalgamated with Wimmera Emergency Housing and changed its name to Wimmera Community Care.
Wimmera Community Care was founded in 1981 when Wimmera Family Group Homes and Wimmera Emergency Housing amalgamated. It operated family group homes, Residential Care, foster care, Shared Family Care and Adolescent Community Placement in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The organisation changed its name to Wimmera UnitingCare in 2010. Wimmera Community Care ran two family…
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