The Mothercraft Home opened in New Town in 1925. The Child Welfare Association ran it until 1947 when the government took it over. Its main purpose was to give breast feeding advice to mothers but it also provided accommodation for children. In 1982, the Home moved to South Hobart. It closed around 1988. The Mothercraft…
Orana Retarded Children’s Home, run by the Northern Branch of the Retarded Children’s Welfare Association, opened in Newnham in 1968. It accommodated country children with intellectual disabilities, aged between 6 and 16, so that they could attend special schools in Launceston. State wards with intellectual disabilities also lived at the Home. Orana closed around 1990….
Glenhaven Family Care, run by the Christian Brethren, replaced Glenhaven Children’s Homes in about 1988. It is located in Ulverstone and Launceston. In 2018, Glenhaven provides emergency, respite, and long term accommodation for children and young people in north and north-west Tasmania. It also offers a support service to families. According to its website, in…
Cerebral Palsy Tasmania replaced the Cerebral Palsy Association of Tasmania in December 2000. Its purpose was to provide support and assistance to people who were affected by cerebral palsy. In 2013, Cerebral Palsy Tasmania merged with UnitingCare Tasmania but retained its own name. It appears that when UnitingCare Tasmania became Uniting Victoria & Tasmania in…
The Cerebral Palsy Association of Tasmania replaced the Tasmanian Spastics Association in October 1996. It provided provide support and assistance to people who were affected by cerebral palsy. In December 2000, it became Cerebral Palsy Tasmania.
The Spastic Children Treatment Fund Committee was established on 17 September 1963 by the parents and friends of some children with cerebral palsy, then known as spasticity. Its purpose was to organise and fund treatment for the children. In 1970, the Committee became the Tasmanian Spastics Association.
The Tasmanian Spastics Association replaced the Spastic Children Treatment Fund Committee in October 1970. Its purpose was to organise and fund treatment for children with cerebral palsy, then known as spasticity. In 1978, it founded Rosebank Cottage for Disabled Children. The Tasmanian Spastics Association became the Cerebral Palsy Association of Tasmania in October 1996. The…
Rosebank Cottage for Disabled Children, run by the Tasmanian Spastics Association, opened in Moonah in 1979. It provided long and short term accommodation for up to seven wards of state and other children with physical disabilities aged between 6 and 16. Rosebank Cottage closed around 1994. Rosebank Cottage was located at 60 Central Avenue, Moonah….
The Miss Tasmania Quest was an annual competition designed to raise funds to help children suffering from cerebral palsy. By 1958, it had become so successful that it could provide funding to assist children with other kinds of disabilities. From then on, it shared its work with the Retarded Children’s Welfare Association as well as…
The Mental Health Association was established in 1945. It may have established Talire School.
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