St John’s Home for Boys and Girls

Online records indicate that the St John’s Home for Boys was established in 1926 by the Synod of the Church of England Diocese of Melbourne. The Home was an amalgamation of the St Martin’s Home for Boys (in the suburb of Auburn) with the St John’s Evangelist Home for Boys (in the suburb of Canterbury). Management of the new Home (in Canterbury) came under the St John’s Home for Boys Board of Management which later changed its name to St John’s Home for Boys and Girls in 1958. The Church of England gave the overall support/patronage to the Board of Management, with the Board also running and managing a number of other homes, hostels, family group homes, and involved in the provision of foster care throughout numerous suburbs of Melbourne including Doncaster, Box Hill, Camberwell, Portsea, and Nunawading. In 1997, St John’s Homes amalgamated with the Mission of St James and St John and the Mission to the Streets and Lanes to form Anglicare Victoria.

Moody Law has in the past and is still representing clients against various institutions involving allegations of sexual abuse for when they were placed as a minor or state ward in an home, orphanage, remand centre or any other type of custodial/detention centre. We are currently representing a client who was made allegations of sexual abuse by a cottage parent known as “Mr Walker” when he was placed/residing at St John’s Home for Boys and Girls in Canterbury, Victoria.

We invite former victims or other witnesses to tell us confidentially what information they may have, and we will explain what options are available to help with these cases.

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