CatholicCare was formerly known as Centacare Catholic Family Services. The name change was in line with other organisations within Catholic Social Services Australia, the peak body for Catholic community service providers in Australia. The new name was adopted to emphasise the continuing links between these services and the mission work of the Catholic Church. In…
The Sir Harry Smith, was a hulk (ship) anchored off Fishermans Bend, near Hobson’s Bay. From 1865, it housed mostly older boys sentenced under the Neglected and Criminal Children’s Act of 1864. The Sir Harry Smith was anchored off Fishermans Bend in the River Yarra before it flowed into Hobson’s Bay. It was one of…
In July 2011 in response to an anonymous source providing information on the unsatisfactory storage and management of ward records by the Department of Human Services, the Victorian Ombudsman launched an investigation into these concerns. The report was submitted to the Parliament on 29 February 2012. Its major recommendation was that in consultation with the…
Records of Teresa Wardell (Reference number 1986.0123) are held at the University of Melbourne Archives. Teresa Wardell was one of Victoria’s first trained social workers. The records date from 1866 to 1984 and include records from her work with Catholic Social Service Bureau, the Children’s Welfare Department, the United Nations and the University of Melbourne…
On 17 April 2012 the Victorian Government announced the establishment of a Parliamentary inquiry into ‘matters relating to the handling of alleged child abuse by religious and other organisations’ . In response to Recommendation 48 of the Cummins Inquiry, the Family and Community Development Committee is requested ‘to inquire into, consider and report to the…
Wimmera UnitingCare Records relate to the programs run by Wimmera Family Group Homes, Wimmera Community Care and Wimmera UnitingCare. These programmes included family group homes, Residential Care, foster care, Shared Family Care, and Adolescent Community Placement. Access Conditions Former residents (and their families) should contact the Uniting Heritage Service to find information, and access personal…
The Children’s Welfare Act 1926 (No. 3497) is ‘An Act to amend the Neglected Children’s Act 1915’. It extended the power of the state over children under state ‘care’ but who were placed with private persons or institutions.
The Premier of Victoria Mr Ted Baillieu launched the ‘Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry’ on 31 January 2011. Its terms of reference were: ‘to inquire into and develop recommendations to reduce the incidence and negative impact of child neglect and abuse in Victoria.’ The Inquiry Panel comprised The Honourable Philip Cummins as Chair, with Emeritus…
Wimmera UnitingCare was created through a name change of its predecessor organisation, Wimmera Community Care. It provides Adolescent Community Placement, Residential Care for young people aged 11 to 17, and foster care for children and young people up to 15 years of age. In 2017, Wimmera UnitingCare merged with other agencies to form the new…
Orana UnitingCare was the new name given in 2011 to the former Orana Family Services. The name change reflected a change in services and that the organisation had stopped providing residential care. On 29 June 2012 UnitingCare Sunshine and Broadmeadows and Orana UnitingCare came together to form a new organisation Lentara UnitingCare.
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