Iandra Lodge was established on Burwood Road, Burwood in 1975, following the closure and sale of the Iandra Methodist Rural Centre at Greenthorpe. A hostel for young men who had been referred from the courts, it was run by the Methodist Department of Christian Citizenship and held nine residents. The Uniting Church Board of Responsibility assumed its control in 1977 and it was closed down in 1979.
Iandra Lodge accepted boys on referral from a range of sources, including church agencies, statutory authorities and Children’s Courts, the majority being young people suffering significant disadvantage or deprivation.
Iandra Lodge continued under the auspice of the Uniting Church Board of Social Responsibility following the inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, but was closed down by Gordon Trickett when he became head of the Uniting Church Board of Social Responsibility. Iandra was converted into a facility for adults.
From
1975
To
c. 1979
1975 - c. 1979
Iandra Lodge was situated at 306 Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
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