St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage, Highton, Geelong, VIC

St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage

South Valley Road, Highton, Geelong, VIC, Australia

Provider: Christian Brothers from 1978, previously the Friendly Brothers

Year Opened: 1939

Year Closed: 1988

1939: moved to Highton in 1939, from  Newton, Geelong.

St Augustine’s Adolescent and Family Services was established after the closure of the orphanage to provide small residential units, family support and specialist educational services.

CLAN has members who attended this Home.

For further information about this Home, please refer to:  A Piece of the Story by the National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations (available from the CLAN Library).

News Articles Relating to this Home:

09 June 2002 – Loss of Faith Transcript

09 Sep 1954 – NEW BUS FOR GEELONG ORPHANAGE . – Trove (nla.gov.au)

11 Mar 1937 – RADIO TALKS FOR ST. AUGUSTINE’S APPEAL – Trove (nla.gov.au)

Donald Alford – A christian brother Pedophile.

Ground Zero- How the Ballarat Diocese exported paedophiles to the world. 

CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery

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Video: How Care Leaver, Johnno, found out about his sister’s death while in ‘care’ at St. Augustine’s Orphanage – 16/03/2022

CLAN Museum Gallery

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CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:

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