Parragirls was an organisation of over 350 former residents of the Parramatta Girls Home and their supporters, including activists and academics. Parragirls provided a contact register and support network for the Forgotten Australians of the Parramatta Girls Home, Kamballa and related institutions.
The organisation was formed in 2006 to lobby for the preservation of the site of the former Female Factory, which later became Parramatta Girls’ Home, and was used as Kamballa, Taldree and the Norma Parker Detention Centre. The organisation also drew attention to the history of the site, as a place for the incarceration of women.
In 2017, after significant lobbying by Parragirls, the Parramatta Female Factory and Institutions Precinct was inscribed on the National Heritage List. The inscription notes that “the Precinct is outstanding in its capacity to tell the stories of women and children in institutions over the course of Australian history”. Parragirls works to protect, preserve and promote the history and heritage of the Precinct, and activate it as an International Site of Conscience.
Parragirls was wound up in 2023. The Parragirls website has been archived by the National Library of Australia.
From
2006
To
2023
Alternative Names
Parramatta Female Factory Precinct Association
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