United Protestant Association

The United Protestant Association of New South Wales Ltd (UPA) is a Christian welfare organisation established in 1938. Between 1950 to 1990 (approximately), the UPA had established  and ran 13 children's homes throughout New South Wales. The Association Throughout that period more than 3,000 children, including British child migrants, were placed in UPA homes but, owing to the high costs of providing residential child care, most of these homes were converted to aged care facilities by the 1990s.

The United Protestant Association like many other welfare organisations in Australia, has been embroiled in allegations and accusations dealing with historical child sexual abuse at some of its homes. In 2013, the United Protestant Association issued an apology and paid compensation to children abused while they were living in the Woodlands and Ellimatta Homes in Newcastle. Victims from these two homes also gave testimony at the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in regard to an organised ring of paedophiles, including members of the Anglican and Catholic clergy, who had sexually abused boys during a Christian programme held on Sundays at Woodlands in the 1970s. Furthermore, the Royal Commission heard testimony of a girl being sexually abused by a gardener at Ellimatta Home.

Another home that was run by the UPA, the Adelaide Walker Home in Sydney, has recently come involved in accusations and allegations dealing with child sexual abuse. Moody Law (formerly Artemis Legal) is currently representing two clients who have made accusations of sexual abuse by a female carer while they were residents at the Adelaide Walker Home in the 1970s.

We invite former victims 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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