| Victoria Park (Riverbank) Annexe |
| Years of Operation | From February 1980 for an unknown period. |
| Role Of Facility | Accommodation for teenage boys from Riverbank, providing “community-based training programmes for selected boys as an alternative to strict custody.” See the separate entry for Riverbank in Signposts. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Departmental - predessors to the current Department for Child Protection |
| Address(es) | Victoria Park (possibly 15 Mackie Street - there was a community support hostel at that address in 1989, according to Departmental administration files). |
| Brief History | Opened February 1980, as a replacement for Fourteen [see separate entry]. “Because of the lengthy periods that some boys are required to spend at Riverbank, a period of deinstitutionalisation has continued to be necessary. Placement for a time under the supervision of the hostel staff has proved to be necessary and worthwhile for this purpose. “ (Annual Report of the Department for Child Welfare, 1980).
A limited chronology of the major events, including admissions and discharges, is included in Table 58. |
| Records | Departmental records for children or young people placed by the Department or the Children’s Court may exist. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6414 3344
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au |
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