Hayeslee House history in brief
In 1970, the non-denominational Lisa Lodge Girls Hostel was established to provide counselling and residential care for 15 to 19 year old girls.
In 1976 the Lisa Lodge Committee set up Hayeslee House, a transition facility to house seven early adolescent girls requiring placement following the closure of the Sisters of Nazareth children's home (Nazareth House) in Mill Street, Ballarat.
Initially Hayeslee House was established in a property loaned temporarily by Ballarat Children's Home. In 1977 Hayeslee House was transferred to premises in Clarkson Street, Sebastopol.
In 1994, the original Lisa Lodge Hostel closed and Hayeslee House was renamed Lisa Lodge. In 2000–02 Lisa Lodge (nee Hayeslee) continued to provide specialised residential care for young people with complex needs.
The agency also managed the Glendinning House program providing crisis accommodation and housing advocacy for women over 21 years, as well as the Young Persons Housing Program and Gwens Place, a women's refuge.
In 2012, Lisa Lodge (nee Hayeslee) merged with Berry Street Child and Family Care.
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Source
- Guide to out-of-home care services 1940–2000: volume one – agency descriptions, compiled by James Jenkinson Consulting, North Melbourne, November 2001.
- Berry Street Website, , viewed 14 April 2016
List of records held by the department
For information relating to the central management of care leavers and wards of state, please consult the guide to Central department wardship and out-of-home care records. These collections date back to the 1860s and include ward registers, index cards and ward files.
Voluntary children’s homes files (c.1930-c.1985)
File; Permanent VPRS 18069 / P0001
Content: The files record interaction between the various voluntary homes and the government. This filing system was created in 1975, combining earlier correspondence and other records to create one system with VH prefixes.
The specific file(s) relating to this home date from 1976–85 and include:
- correspondence regarding set up of Hayeslee House to accommodate six wards following closure of Nazareth House, 1976–77
- correspondence regarding staffing, funding and subsidies, 1976–80
- rationale and finances for Hayeslee House, 1977
- school fees, 1977–79
- purchase and funding for vehicles, building capital expenses and so on, 1977–79
- ministerial briefing notes, 1977 and 1981
- application and declaration of Hayeslee House as an approved children's home, 1983
- review of services, funding, profile of Hayeslee House, 1981–85.
Staffing priorities committee, homes and hostels files (1976-83)
File; Temporary
Content: This collection comprises files documenting the recommendations for staffing positions for homes and hostels, correspondence between the Minister of Community Welfare Services and senior officers as well as funding information. The Staffing Priorities Committee made recommendations to the minister regarding priority of staffing positions required. Individual homes and hostels are listed accompanied by comprehensive material concerning each home, family group home or hostel. There are also minutes from the approved children's homes and hostels meetings from 1978–80.
The specific files relating to Hayeslee House and Lisa Lodge date from 1977–78. The files are listed under the following titles:
- Hayeslee Girls Hostel, 1978
- Lisa Lodge, 1977 and 1978.
Staffing Priorities Committee, homes and hostels, correspondence, guidelines for operation and minutes of meetings (1976-80)
File; Unappraised
Content: The material includes ministerial correspondence, and Staffing Priority Committee minutes and list of members. The Staffing Priorities Committee made recommendations to the minister regarding priority of staffing positions required.
Reviewed 10 August 2016