Organisation Glastonbury Child and Family Services (1984 - )

From
1984
Geelong
Functions
Care Provider, Community Service Organisation and Records Service
Website
http://www.glastonbury.org.au/
Categories

Summary

Glastonbury Child and Family Services came into being in 1984. Previously, it was known as Glastonbury Children's Home. The history of the agency dates back to 1854 and the establishment of the Geelong Orphan Asylum. The name change reflected the agency's new directions and service philosophies.

Record Holdings

Geelong Heritage Centre

  • Collection Title
    Glastonbury and Geelong Orphanage Records
    Date Range
    1855 - 1992

    Details

Glastonbury Child and Family Services

  • Collection Title
    Records held by Glastonbury Child and Family Services
    Date Range
    c. 1855 -

    Details

Details

Events

1984
Glastonbury Child and Family Services opens in Geelong. Location: Geelong

Related Entries

Timeline

 c. 1854 - 1862 Geelong Orphan Asylum
       1862 - 1909 Geelong Protestant Orphan Asylum
             1909 - 1955 Geelong and Western District Protestant Orphanage
                   1955 - 1977 Glastonbury - Geelong Protestant Orphanage
                         1977 - 1984 Glastonbury Children's Home
                               1984 - Glastonbury Child and Family Services

Provided 'care' at

  • Glastonbury at Colac (1977 - )

    In 1977, Glastonbury Children's Homes purchased St Cuthbert's Children's Home and established the new service, Glastonbury at Colac,

Related Projects

Published Resources

Books

  • The Way It Was: Glastonbury 1928-1995, This publication contains the reflections and memories of adults who spent some or most of their childhood at Glastonbury during the decades from the 1930s to the 1970s., Glastonbury Child and Family Services, 1995. Details
  • Jaggs, Donella, Advancing This Good Work: a history of Glastonbury Child & Family Services, Jaggs, Catherine, Glastonbury Child and Family Services, Belmont, Victoria, 1988, 80 pp. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'History of Glastonbury Child and Family Services', in Glastonbury Child and Family Services Website, Glastonbury Child and Family Services, http://www.glastonbury.org.au/history/index.html.

Prepared by: Cate Elkner

Created: 30 January 2009, Last modified: 20 November 2009