The Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allen, delivered the State Apology to the First Peoples of Victoria on 9 December 2025. The Apology was shaped by the findings of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, and was part of the Treaty negotiated and signed in November 2025.
Raelene Hostel was established by the St John of God Brothers in 1961. Originally, the hostel was started to house 7 boys of working age who had previously resided at the St John of God Training Centre in Cheltenham. During the 1960s, Raelene Hostel received subsidies from the Social Welfare Department (annual report, 1962-1963). The…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of the St John of God Training Centre, Cheltenham, that was published with an article in the Advocate in July 1953.
The Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria was established in 1948 to provide to children with Cerebral Palsy and their families. In 1949 the society established the Marathon Centre in Toorak, which was a school for children with Cerebral Palsy. In 1956 the society opened the Lady Herring Spastic Children’s Hostel at Armadale, which provided residential…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of the Frances Barkman Homes, in the ‘Larino’ mansion in Balwyn. It shows a group of children in school uniforms walking into the house, being greeted by two adults. The image is part of the Laurie Richards collection at Museums Victoria.
This is a copy of an image of the building that was the former site of the YCW Hostel in Albert Park.
This is a video which shows some staff and residents of Padua Hall in Kew. The video is undated but is likely to be from after 1960 when Padua Hall ceased operation as a hostel for former residents of Morning Star and other wards of state. Padua House later became Baraga House, a Slovenian Catholic…
This is a copy of a photograph of Padua Hall, in A’Beckett Street, Kew.
This is a film made about Arthur Walker, born in 1925, who spent time in foster care and a number of Victorian institutions during his childhood.
The Koorie index of names is a database created by Public Record Office Victoria which can be searched to locate references to Victorian Aboriginal people who are mentioned in some archival records that relate to Aboriginal affairs (1839-1946). This database is not accessible online and is only searchable on-site at the Victorian Archives Centre in…
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