Klemzig Family Home was opened by the government at Klemzig in 1973. It provided emergency and short-term care for State children. From 1975 the Klemzig Family Home operated as a shelter for Aboriginal women and children from the Far North and West visiting Adelaide for medical treatment. Klemzig Family Home closed in 1980. Klemzig Family…
Glandore Family Home was opened by the government at Glandore in 1972 on the site of the Glandore Boys’ Home. It provided short term emergency care for children and temporary care for children on remand. It operated as an adjunct to the Windana Remand Home. In 1975 it was renamed Pleasant Avenue Cottage. Glandore Family…
The Family Home, Mount Gambier was established by the Department for Community Welfare in 1972. It provided emergency and short-term care for children while a family crisis was being assessed or while other placement options were being determined. The Family Home, Mount Gambier, accommodated less than 8 children. The date of closure for the Family…
Dartmouth Family Home commenced operation in October 1973 in Port Augusta. It provided emergency and short-term care for children while a family crisis was being assessed or while other placement options were being determined. Family Homes accommodated up to eight children. The date of closure for the Dartmouth Family Home is not known. Dartmouth Family…
Horton Village, in Toowoomba, operated as a children’s home from 1976 to 1985. It was run by the Salvation Army. Previously, it was known as Horton House. From 1985 onwards Horton Village operated as a disability institution. In 2014 Horton Village functioned as the Salvation Army’s disability support service in Toowoomba. The Horton Village complex…
Ray Powell Cottage, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1969 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, Ray Powell Cottage was added…
Alford House, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1966 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, work began on building two cottage…
Hocking House, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1966 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, work began on building two cottage…
Ascot Family Group Home, in Ascot, was run by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It opened in 1978 and relocated to Bracken Ridge in the early 1990s. In 2014 it was still operating as a residential facility.
Virginia Share House, at Virginia, was a family group home run by the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane Congregation. It opened in the late 1970s and closed in late 1996. The children were moved to Avila Family Group Home. Virginia Share House reopened 20 July 1998 and in 2014 is operating as a residential facility.
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