On 1 February 2010, Wesley Mission Victoria came into being. It was previously known as Wesley Mission Melbourne. The name change reflected an expansion of Wesley’s services into regional areas of Victoria. In July 2017, Wesley Mission Victoria merged with 21 UnitingCare agencies to form a new organisation: Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited.
The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) was established under the Public Records Act 1973, as the archives of the State Government of Victoria. PROV holds records relating to the government’s involvement in child welfare and protection, charitable institutions, adoption, and juvenile justice. It also holds records relating to Aboriginal people. PROV is also home to…
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) was established in 1854 as a place where all Victorians could go seeking information and knowledge. The State Library of Victoria is the repository for many record collections related to the history of child welfare in Victoria.
OzChild was created in July 1993, when three long-established child welfare agencies – Family Action, Family Focus, and The National Children’s Bureau of Australia – amalgamated to form Oz Child: Children Australia Inc. which later operated as OzChild. OzChild is one of Australia’s oldest independent children’s welfare organisations, with a history of helping children since…
The Carry On Club of Victoria was established in 1932 to provide welfare assistance to the ex-service community. It was founded by William Hawkins. Carry On operated a Home in Brighton named Hurlingham, and a family group Home in Mitcham. Carry On assists Australian and Allied ex-servicemen and women in need who have served or…
The Adoption and Family Records Service (AFRS) was a program within the Department of Human Services (DHS) for former wards of the state of Victoria and their families. The purpose of the Service was to release state ward files and provide assistance to locate other relevant records and information; give counselling and support and referrals…
The Anglican (Church of England) Diocese of Ballarat has been in existence since at least 1863. The Diocese ran the St Cuthbert’s Children’s Home in Colac from 1948. The affairs of St Cuthbert’s Children’s Home were conducted by a Board of Management consisting of local citizens of the Colac and district community.
Bethany Community Support, a child and family welfare agency, was formed in 1977. Formerly, Bethany operated as an adoption agency and babies home, and was known as the Bethany Babies’ Home. Bethany Community Support was an independent, voluntary organisation with no political or religious affiliations. In April 2023, Bethany merged with Barwon Child Youth &…
The ACT Heritage Library is the state library of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was officially opened in 1995, and is located in the suburb of Woden. The ACT Heritage Library collects, manages and provides access to material relevant to the ACT’s documentary heritage. It offers assistance in researching matters relating to the ACT….
ArchivesACT provides access to records of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government. ArchivesACT was established in 2008, and is located in the suburb of Woden, next to the ACT Heritage Library. The ArchivesACT’s collection includes health medical records, records of births, deaths and marriages, citizenship and naturalisation papers, and coroner’s records. In order to assist…
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