Baltara Reception Centre, Parkville

Baltara Reception Centre

900 Park Street

Parkville

VIC

Australia

Provider: Social Welfare Department, State Government of Victoria

Year Opened: 1968

Year Closed: 1991/2

Also known as Baltara Youth Training Centre.

Baltara Reception Centre was opened by the Victorian Government in 1968 in the former ‘Parkside’ section of Turana, Parkville.

Pages and articles mentioning this home

Sex abuse royal commission to investigate ‘horrible’ youth training centres where children were ‘treated as numbers’ – Interview with CEO Leonie Sheedy

Parkville Youth Justice Centre – A disaster still standing (rctlaw.com.au)

Baltara Reception Centre (1968-92) | findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au

Baltara Reception Centre | moodylaw.com.au

School History (yarrame.vic.edu.au)

CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery

Entry to the Baltara Reception Centre circa 1970s
Source: Baltara Reception Centre (1968-92) | findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au

Picture

New classroom

Source: yarrame.vic.edu.au

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