The building was situated at Herne Hill, Geelong. Built in 1885 and vacated in 1933, when the Orphanage moved to new premises at Belmont, Geelong.
In February 2008, a memorial service commemorated children formerly residing at Ballarat Orphanage who now rested at a grave site in the Ballarat New Cemetery, Private F Section. The names of these children are displayed on a memorial plaque at the grave site. This document shows the names of the children, their ages at the…