Trainee Information and Departmental Administration records (c. 1951 - c. 1999)

Access Conditions

Conditional Access - Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their time in care, or access personal files can contact the Care Leaver Records Service.

Records

There are a number of different series within the Trainee Information and Departmental Administration records collection. See the Finding Records website for more detailed information.

The Trainee Information collection includes:

• Admission and Discharge Register (Winlaton Youth Training Centre, Nunawading Youth Residential Centre, Winbirra Remand Centre), 1956-1992 (reference number VPRS 17922)
• Admission Index Cards (Winlaton), c.1981-c.1990 (reference number VPRS 17997)
• Intake and Admission Forms, Winbirra Remand Centre, 1975-1989 (reference number VPRS 18006)
• Trainee Information Files (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), c.1980-1993 (reference number VPRS 17998)
• Male and Female Trainee Information Files and Statutory Client Information System Files (Parkville Youth Residential Centre, Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1986-2000; 1983-2000; 1986-1996; 1975-1995
• Male Remandees Trainee Information Files (Parkville Youth Residential Centre, Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1983-1999
• Female Remandees Trainee Information Files (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre and Parkville Youth Residential Centre), 1974-1998
• Female Trainee Case History Files (Sample Only Retained) (includes Winlaton Youth Training Centre), 1980-1993 (reference number VPRS 18033)
• Statistics: Trainee Admissions; Winbirra; Employment Program; Liaison and Advocacy Unit (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1979-1993
• 'Institutional Admission and Discharge and Abscondings' Sheets (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1984-1993 (reference number VPRS 18007)
• Tattoo Removal Program Files (Winlaton), 1980-81 (reference number VPRS 17996)
• Classification and Review Book (Winlaton), 1984-1991 (reference number VPRS 18009)
• Trainee Medical Files (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1970-1993
• Trainee Medical File Index - Alphabetical by Surname (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), c.1982-1993
• Correction Books (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1977-1992 (reference number VPRS 18010)
• 'Youth Officer Shift Report' / 'OC Section Report' Forms (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1979-1993
• Staff Diaries (all residential sections) (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1976-1992
• Liaison and Advocacy Officer Subject Files (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1987-1992 (reference number VPRS 18020)
• Liaison and Advocacy Unit Trainee Case Files (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1986-1992 (reference number VPRS 18021)
• Warrina Aboriginal Procedure Book, 1979-1989 (reference number VPRS 18005)
• Employment Program subject and trainee files, 1984-1990 (reference number VPRS 18011)
• Work experience and outside school book, 1988-1991 (reference number VPRS 18008)
• Psychiatric Service patient case history files (Winlaton), 1969-1982 (reference number VPRS 18017)
• Psychologist's trainee case history files (Winlaton), 1985-1990 (reference number VPRS 18018)
• Depo Provera correspondence, reference material and guidelines (Winlaton), 1978-1983 (reference number VPRS 18011)
• Triad group therapy books (Winlaton), c.1978-1991 (reference number VPRS 18003)
• Triad training and group work manual (Winlaton), c.1980 (reference number VPRS 18004)
• Shift report books (Winlaton), 1957-1975 (reference number VPRS 18079)
• Children's Court assessment files (Winlaton), 1986-1987 (reference number VPRS 17995)
• Photographic Collection (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), c.1970-1993 (reference number VPRS 18015)
• Photographs and Transparencies from Winlaton, Turana and Parkville Youth Residential Centres (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), c.1984-1999
• 'Rave' Magazines (Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Nunawading Youth Residential Centre), 1976-1992 (reference number VPRS 18019)

The Departmental administration records include:

• Manuals, reports and information sheets (Winlaton), 1977-1991 (reference number VPRS 18014)
• Secretary's subject files (Winlaton and Nunawading), 1977-1993 (reference number VPRS 18022)
• Superintendent's subject files (Winlaton), 1971-1990 (reference number VPRS 18022)
• Winlaton Community Support Group records, 1977-1989 (reference number VPRS 18000)
• Residential institutions site maps and plans (Winlaton and Nunawading), 1951-1991 (reference number VPRS 17986)
• Committee records (Winlaton and Nunawading), 1984-1992 (reference number VPRS 18013)

Finding Aids

The Finding Records website pages relating to Nunawading Youth Residential Centre (1991-1993) and Winlaton (1956-1991) have detailed Collection Guides with more information about these records.