Timaru Refuge was a crisis accommodation centre and youth refuge for children experiencing family crisis and requiring short-term accommodation. It was established by Charlton Youth Services, later known as Anglicare Youth Services, around 1980 at Macquarie Fields, near Campbelltown. It could accommodat up to 6 children between the ages of 10 and 18 years old. In 1987 Timaru Refuge moved to Ingleburn. It closed in 1994.
From
1980
To
1994
1980 - 1986
Timaru Refuge was situated at 10 Melia Place, Macquarie Fields, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
1987 - 1994
Timarue Refuge was situated at 179 Cumberland Road, Ingleburn, New South Wales (Building Still standing)