Physical description

Printed book. Paperback. 92 pages, with color and black and white photographs. 3 copies held. Copy 1 is an author signed copy.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

This book provides a history of the Providence Children’s Home in Bacchus Marsh and its later iteration as a hostel and retirement community for elderly Dutch migrants to Australia. It was established in Bacchus Marsh in 1957. The Children’s Home closed in 1978, it then became a facility for elderly Dutch migrants, called Providence Village. The retirement community later became part of the VMCH (Villa Maria Catholic Homes) network of retirement communities and aged care homes.
Publication citation: The Life of Providence Village 1957 - 2017: An historic journey from children's home to retirement village, by Andrew and Veronica Schoenmaekers, Garratt Publishing, Mulgrave, Vic, 2024.
BMDHS Location: AR/SU4 Copy 2 Reference Copy; Copies 1, 3, AR/SU14