Menzies Inc. is a not for profit organisation that was established in 2000. It was previously known as the Menzies Home for Children. Menzies Inc. has provided residential care to children and young people since 2000 in a suburban home setting. The ages of children range from to 4 to 17 and up to four…
The United Protestant Association of Victoria was one of four branches of the United Protestant Association in Australia. Other branches existed in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. The four branches acted independently of each other, although all attempted to run children’s Homes. The Victorian effort was small and shortlived; it appears there was only…
Houghton Lodge Hostel was established in Bendigo in 1973 to provide accommodation for young people who had been in institutions to assist them in their transition from school to employment. It was run by a local Board of Management.
The Warrnambool Home for Boys was established in Warrnambool in 1972 by Father Tom Brophy to provide accommodation for boys in that area who were unable to live at home. It was renamed the Brophy Memorial Boys’ Home in 1976. Father Tom Brophy established the Warrnambool Home for Boys in 1972 in a property in…
Brophy Memorial Hostel was established in Warrnambool in 1976 to continue the work of Father Tom Brophy to provide accommodation for boys and in 1978, girls, who could no longer live at home. From 1992 it was known as the Brophy Family and Youth Services. The hostel closed in 1994. Brophy Memorial Hostel was incorporated…
Brophy Family and Youth Services evolved from the Brophy Memorial Hostel in 1992. It continues to provide a range of services for youth and families in the Portland, Hamilton and Warrnambool regions.
The Dorrie Black Children’s Home operated in Synnot Street Werribee from the mid-1950s until approximately 1970. It was a state-registered Home for children aged under 5, run by Mrs Dorothy Black. An article published in The Age in 1997 provided details of the cruel treatment of babies and children at Dorrie Black Children’s Home. Former…
The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860. It moved several times before relocating in 1866 to a specially-designed building on the corner of St Kilda Road and High Street, Prahran. In 1949 it became the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860 by F….
Victorian College for the Deaf was the new name given in 1995 to the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The college is located on the corner of High St and St Kilda Rd, Prahran. Some students reside during the week at a family group home in the south-eastern suburbs.
Mount Paradise Reformatory for Boys at Pakenham opened in 1896 to accommodate Roman Catholic boys. It experienced problems with those who attempted to abscond and by 1911 no boys were accommodated there.
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