Department of Family and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales

• Child Welfare Department, State Government of New South Wales (1923 - 1970)
• Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare, State Government of New South Wales (1970 - 1973)
• Department of Youth and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (1973 - 1975)
• Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs, State Government of New South Wales (1975 - 1976)
• Department of Youth and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (1976 - 1988)
• Department of Family and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (1988 – 1991)
  • Department of Health and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (1991 - 1992)
  • Department of Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (1992 - 2009)
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of New South Wales (2009 - 2011)
  • Department of Family and Community Services, State Government of New South Wales (2011 - 2019)
  • Department of Communities and Justice, State Government of New South Wales (2019 - current)

Ran

• Hargrave House (1971 - 1988)
• Keelong Remand Centre (1978 - 1990)
  Date: 1988 - 1990
• Raith Lark Hill Hostel (1964 - 1990?)
• Lynwood Hall (1939 - 1993)
• McCredie Cottage (1970 - 1993)
• Minda (1966 - 1991)
  Date: 1988 - 1991
• Renwick (1976 - 1994)
• Worimi Shelter (1966 - 2000)
• Yasmar Shelter (1946 - 1994)
• Cobham Remand Centre (1980 - current)
  Date: 1988 - 1990
• Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre (1984 - current)
  Date: 1988 - 1990
• Endeavour House (1976 - 1990)
• Mount Penang Detention Centre (1988 - 1991)
  Date: 1988 - 1991
• Mt Penang Juvenile Justice Centre (1991 - 1999)
• Ormond Regional Youth Centre (1985 - 1998)
• Corelli (1970 - 1991)
• Montrose Child Protection Centre (c. 1978 - c. 2009)
• Winbin (1975 - 1992)
• Peat Island Hospital (1973 - 1989)
  Date: 1989 -
• Allanville Home (c. 1976 - 1995)
• Anglewood (1943 - 1994)
• Broken Hill Shelter (1942 - c. 1994)
  Date: 1988 - 1990
• Brougham (1943 - 1993)
• Clairvaux (1969 - 1990s)
• Grafton Shelter (1923? - 1990s)

Related Events

• Inquiry into Health Services for the Psychiatrically Ill and Developmentally Disabled, New South Wales (1983)
  The services and policies of the Department of Family and Community Services were affected by the recommendations of the Inquiry into Health Services for the Psychiatrically Ill and Developmentally Disabled.

Related Legislation

• Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987, New South Wales (1987 - 2010)
• Community Welfare Act 1987, New South Wales (1987 - current)

Related Organisations

• Kamballa (1974 - 1983)
• Taldree (1974 - 1980)
  The Department of Family Community Services controlled the Taldree/Kamballa site
  Date: 1988 - 1991

This page was written by Naomi Parry, last updated 25 November 2014.

• Association of Children's Welfare Agencies, A Short History of Out of Home Care in New South Wales, 2010. View Publication Details
• Coalition for Children in Care, A brief history of Out of Home Care in NSW since 1980, 2010. View Publication Details
• Landa, D.E., Ombudsman, Report to Parliament Under Section 31 of the Ombudsman Act 1974: Concerning the failure of the former Department of Family and Community Services to issue instructions to superintendent and staff on the requirements of the Children (Detention Centres) Act and its regulations, in terms of minor and serious misbehaviour and in particular instructions on dealing with assaults on detainees by detainees, 2 December 1991. View Publication Details
• Landa, D.E., Report on the Department of Community Services and Brougham Residential Unit, Office of the Ombudsman. Special report to Parliament; no. 93/04, 12 August 1993. View Publication Details
• State Records Authority of New South Wales, Dept of Community Services, No date. View Publication Details
• Annual Report: Department of Family and Community Services, 1988 - 1990. View Publication Details
• Publications - Department of Community Services, OpenGov NSW, 2014. View Publication Details

Records

• Departmental Records relating to State Wards, New South Wales (1918)