Uniting Burnside is a member of the Uniting services. It is one of the largest providers of child and family services in New South Wales and in 2010 worked with 13,000 children, young people and family members. Uniting Burnside holds the records of Burnside's various operations on the North Parramatta site, and of Burnside group homes and projects in and around Sydney. Uniting Burnside was formerley known as UnitingCare Burnside under UnitingCare New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory.
Uniting Burnside is the name of the organisation that began as Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes in 1911, and became Burnside Presbyterian Homes, Burnside Homes, Burnside and UnitingCare Burnside. It is based on the North Parramatta site, where Burnside Homes were first established.
1911 - 1955 Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes
1955 - 1978 Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children
1978 - 1986 Burnside Homes for Children
1986 - 2000 Burnside
2000 - Uniting Burnside
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 28 March 2012, Last modified: 3 June 2021
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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