The Lochiel Park Community Unit was the new name given to the Lochiel Park Boys' Training Centre at Campbelltown in 1995. Run by the government, the Unit was also known as The Lodge. It accommodated State children with intellectual disabilities. The Unit closed between 2008 and 2013.
The Lochiel Park Community Unit was the new name given to the Lochiel Park Boys' Training Centre at Hill Street, Campbelltown, when it converted to community living in 1995. Run by the Department for Family and Community Services, the Unit was also known as The Lodge. It provided accommodation for State children with intellectual disabilities.
Community Units provided longer term accommodation and support for children in State care, including those with intellectual disabilities. Generally, Units took in up to eight children aged between eight and upper teens. The Units often assisted young people to transition to living independently.
The Lochiel Park Community Unit was still operating in 2008, but in 2013 it was redeveloped into a new ecologically sustainable residential area.
1958 - 1995 Lochiel Park Boys' Training Centre
1995 - 2008? Lochiel Park Community Unit
Sources used to compile this entry: George, Karen, Finding your own way, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc., 2005, http://nunku.org.au/resources/; Mullighan, the Hon E.P., Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry: Allegations of sexual abuse and death from criminal conduct, presented to the South Australian Parliament by the Hon. E.P. Mullighan QC, Commisioner, Children in State Care Commission of Enquiry, Adelaide, South Australia, 2008, 564 pp, https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/107201/children-in-state-care-commission-of-inquiry-introducation.pdf; Annual report of the Department for Family and Community Services, 1995-96.
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 17 February 2011, Last modified: 26 June 2014
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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