The Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre was a government-run facility in Wooloowin. Previously, it was known as the Warilda Children’s Home and Warilda Infants’ Home. It closed in 1989. From 1962 through to 1972 more buildings were erected on the Warilda site at Kedron Park Road, Wooloowin. The new administration building retained the façade of…
Stanton Lodge, in Townsville opened in May 1984 and ceased operation in June 1985. It was run by the State Government.
Taringa Transition Hostel, in Taringa was established in 1973 and closed around 1985/86. It was run by the State Government.
Karrala House was opened 18 February 1963 in the female ward of the Ipswich Mental Hospital. Run by the state government, Karrala House accommodated ‘wayward’ and ‘delinquent’ girls and was a separate building and enclosure from the rest of the centre. A second unit, ‘Karrala 2’ was opened in December 1968 to accommodate more girls….
The Kelvin Grove Transition Hostel, at Kelvin Grove, was a government-run hostel established in 1973. It closed around 1977.
The Cleveland Youth Detention Centre was established in 1980 at Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens, Townsville. It is a government-run facility, housing people aged 10 to 17 years who have been refused bail and remanded in custody, or who have been sentenced by the courts to a period of detention. In 1998, the Cleveland Youth…
The John Oxley Youth Detention Centre in Wacol opened in 1987. Run by the state government, it catered for children placed in the care and control of the State, and those committed to the custody of the State. Serious offenders were held in the same facility, and shared accommodation with children who were unruly, difficult…
The Carramar Receiving and Assessment Centre was a government-run children’s Home. Situated in North Ward, Townsville, it operated from 1967 to 1995. Previously, it was known as the Carramar Children’s Home. It ceased operating as a departmental institution in June 1995.
The Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit (TARA) in Townsville, was established in 1995, on the former site of the Carramar Receiving and Assesssment Centre. It was run by the State Governmnt. TARA closed on 11 May 2001.
The Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre came into being in 1967. It was a government-run institution situated in Rockhampton. Previously it was known as Birralee Children’s Home. On 23 November 1981 it was replaced by the Birralee Hostel.
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