The Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria was established in 1948 to provide to children with Cerebral Palsy and their families. In 1949 the society established the Marathon Centre in Toorak, which was a school for children with Cerebral Palsy. In 1956 the society opened the Lady Herring Spastic Children’s Hostel at Armadale, which provided residential care to children with Cerebral Palsy. The Marathon Centre closed in 1979, and the Dame Mary Herring Hostel closed in 1992. In 1980 the society changed its name to the Spastic Society of Victoria, and changed it again in 2001 to Scope Disability Services. In 2026 Scope continues to operate across Victoria, and has expanded its services into New South Wales.
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1948
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Current
Alternative Names
Scope Disability Services
Spastic Society of Victoria
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