The Vietnamese Community in Australia, Queensland Chapter is a non-profit service provider funded by the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services. It was established in 1979 and incorporated in 1988. The organisation assists disadvantaged Vietnamese families and individuals in the Southwest Brisbane Region and its surrounding areas. It ran the Vietnamese Community Family…
Queensland Baptist Care, established in 1949, established a number of youth residential care institutions during the 1970s. The name changed to Carinity: Baptish Community Services in 2013.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Church Council was a committee consisting of representatives of the Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Church. It ran Archibald House, a girls’ hostel in New Farm.
The Crossroads Community Youth Organisation ran the Crossroads Home at Sandgate.
The Beemar Yumba Hostel Aboriginal Corporation ran the Beemar Yumba Maud Phillips Memorial Children’s Shelter at Cherbourg. It was funded by the State government Department of Child Safety. The Beemar Yumba Hostel Aboriginal Corporation was deregistered in 2010.
The Assemblies of God in Australia was formed in 1937. It is a movement of Pentecostal Churches in voluntary cooperation. The movement was renamed the Australian Christian Churches in April 2007.
The Queensland School for the Deaf, in Dutton Park, was run by a committee of private citizens until 1918 when the State Government took control. The school was known under various aliases during the years but it is only officially called the Queensland School for the Deaf. It opened 1 February 1883 and closed December…
Mercy Family Services delivers programs for children, young people and families in south-east Queensland, including residential care, foster care and kinship care. It is sponsored by the Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, and from 2011 was operating as part of the Mercy Community banner.
The Queensland Association for the Saving of Infant Life was established in 1916 by a group of private citizens in response to the high death rate of infants under one year old. The association ran Corinda Infants’ Home, Duncan’s Infant Home and St Agnes Babies Home.
The Committee of St Mary’s Church of England Home was established to run St Mary’s Home, and later St Mary’s Home, Toowong. A matron was employed to manage the day to day operations of the Homes.
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 18, 2024
Nov 15, 2024