The Northern Territory Spastics Association, originally known as the Darwin and Districts Spastics Paralysis Association, was established in 1973 to advocate on behalf of and provide support for people with disability. In 1977 the Association opened the Harry Giese Centre to provide assessment, treatment, and residential care for people with disabilities, including children. In 2017…
The Department of Prisons, also known as the Department of Justice, was established in 1874 with the passing of the Prisons Act of 1874. The Department was headed by the Minister of Justice, and included the office of Comptroller-General of Prisons, who was responsible for the “care, direction and control” of all prisons, juvenile reformatories,…
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…
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…
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…
Mont Park Hospital for the Insane was opened by the Victorian State Government in April 1912 . It provided short and long term residential treatment for patients with mental illness and intellectual disability. While Mont Park was primarily a facility for adult patients, it is known to have also treated children. At its peak in…
The Department of Health, also known as the Health Department of Victoria, was established in 1985. It replaced the Health Commission of Victoria, and assumed its responsibilities for the management of public health providers in Victoria, including hospitals. In 1987 the Office of Psychiatric Services was added to the Department of Health, which was responsible…
The Lunacy Department was established in 1905 as a department of the Victorian State Government, and part of the Chief Secretary’s Department. It replaced the Hospitals for the Insane Branch of the Chief Secretary’s Department. The Lunacy Department was responsible for the treatment of people deemed to have mental illness or intellectual disability. It had…
The Health Commission of Victoria was established in 1978 by the Health Commission Act 1977. It took on the responsibilities previously administered by the Mental Health Authority, Department of Health, Commission of Public Health, and the Hospitals and Charities Commission. The Health Commission had three divisions: the Public Health Division, the Hospitals Division, and the…
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