Waverley Hostel was established by the Catholic Church in 1972 to provide accommodation for girls who had been living at the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage at Goodwood. It provided board and supervision for up to eight girls until they found employment and were able to live independently. The girls were supervised by members of…
St Monica’s Cottage Home in Woodville was opened by the Catholic Church in January 1985. It provided residential care for a small number of children in a family group setting. In November 1986 the Home changed purpose and became a residential cottage with a transitional program specifically for girls aged 15 to 18 who had…
St John’s Cottage Home was opened by the Catholic Church at Magill in January 1985 to provide accommodation for boys who were former residents of St John’s Boys’ Home at Brooklyn Park which was the boarding section of the Salesian School from 1954. The cottage provided accommodation for a small number of boys. St John’s…
Seanachai House was the new name for the Waverley Hostel from 1988. Run by the Catholic Church Seanachai initially provided short term transitional accommodation for young people who had left school and were finding employment. In June 1989 Yoorana, a therapeutic cottage in Westbourne Park, moved to the Dulwich site. At this time Seanachai retained…
The Catholic Boys’ Hostel at Parkside provided accommodation for boys who had left the boarding section of the Salesian School, previously known as St John’s Boys Town. The Hostel provided aftercare and supervision for boys who had taken up jobs. The Hostel closed in 1979. The premises at Parkside became the Hannah Buckley Cottage in…
Orana Cottage in Plympton was one of three suburban group homes opened by the Catholic Church after the closure of the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage. Orana opened in 1976 and provided residential care for a small group of children in a family setting under the supervision of cottage parents. Orana closed in 1980. Children…
Kolbe Cottage Home was established by the Catholic Church in the suburb of Plympton in 1982. It took over the building previously used as Orana Cottage. Kolbe initially provided residential care for a small number of children in a family group setting. In 2018 it provided weekend and school holiday respite care for children and…
Hannah Buckley Home was established by the Catholic Church in Parkside in 1980. The first children to be placed in the Home were transferred from Orana Cottage in Plympton. The Home provided residential care for a small number of children in a family group setting. The Home was named after South Australia’s first Catholic social…
Bon Agor House at Royston Park was one of three suburban group homes opened by the Catholic Church after the closure of the St Vincent De Paul Orphanage. Bon Agor opened in 1975 and provided residential care for a small group of children in a family setting under the supervision of a cottage mother. In…
Bonython Cottage was established by the Catholic Church in Hove in 1980. The cottage provided small group care for a limited number of teenage girls who were still attending school. Cottages run by the Catholic Church were variously staffed by Catholic Sisters, a cottage mother or married cottage parents. Most cottages provided medium to long…
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