Ashendene Boys Home
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StatusClosed
Opened1966
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| Location | Olinda, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′33.22″S 145°22′10.62″E / 37.8425611°S 145.3696167°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Closed | November 1988[1] |
| Managed by | Social Welfare Branch, Social Welfare Department, later Community Services Victoria |
Ashendene Boys Home was a former home for boys admitted to care of the Victorian Government in Australia. The centre operated between 1966 and 1988 and was initially managed by the Social Welfare Branch, later the Social Welfare Department, the Department of Community Welfare Services, and Community Services Victoria. Located in Olinda, Victoria, the centre accommodated boys aged from 10 to 15 years following a breakdown in home release, foster care or a children's home placement.[1]
