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Lisa Lodge

Lisa Lodge was the new name given to the Home formerly known as Hayeslee House, sometime around 1994. It was run by the Lisa Lodge – Hayeslee Committee who managed a number of institutions in the Ballarat region. In July 2012 Lisa Lodge merged with Berry Street, to strengthen Berry Street’s services provided in the…

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand was established in 2008 as the formal framework for the mission of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In 2014, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service (Victoria) and Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service (based in New South Wales) merged with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to become one…

Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives collects records relating to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital prior to 1935), Melbourne Health, NorthWestern Mental Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus (the former Mount Royal Hospital). It also holds some records of the predecessor institutions to the RMH Royal Park Campus, including the Immigrants’…

Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives – Contact Details

To request information from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives visit the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives website and complete the archives enquiry form. Website: https://www.thermh.org.au/about/about-the-rmh/our-history-and-archives/our-archives/rmh-archives-enquiry-form Email: RMH-Archives@mh.org.au

Records of the Immigrants’ Aid Society

The Records of the Immigrants’ Aid Society are held by the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives. The Immigrants’ Aid Society was a predecessor institution to the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus (formerly known as Mount Royal Hospital). Access Conditions You can request information from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives. Access to patient medical records…

Commission for Children and Young People

The Commission for Children and Young People was formed in March 2013 to replace The Office of the Child Safety Commissioner.

Kilmany Family Care Family Group Home Records

Kilmany Family Care Family Group Home Records date from 1981 to 1996 and relate to the family group homes run by Kilmany Family Care. The collection includes client files, day books, address books, financial records, photographs. Access Conditions Former residents (and their families) should contact the Uniting Heritage Service to find information, and access personal…

Case Study 30: Youth detention centres, Victoria, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Case Study 30: Youth detention centres, Victoria was a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, held in Melbourne in August 2015. It inquired into the experiences of former child residents at Turana Youth Training Centre, Winlaton Youth Training Centre and Baltara Reception Centre between the 1960s and early…

The Uniting Church in Australia Archives (Victoria) – Contact Details

Please contact the Victorian Synod Archives: Phone: (03) 9571 5476 Email: archives@victas.uca.org.au Website: https://victas.uca.org.au/resources/finance-and-archive/synod-archives/

Records from Tally Ho

Records from Tally Ho is a collection of records dating from 1903 to 2019 about Tally Ho Boys’ Training Farm and Tally Ho Youth Services, but the majority of records are from 1920 to 1989. Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited holds minimal records from Tally Ho prior to the 1980s and has, for some time,…