Knoxbrooke has operated for 40 years as a non government provider of services to people with disabilities in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Knoxbrooke was borne from a need to provide services to people with a disability within the old Knox and Sherbrooke Shires. Rotary in conjunction with concerned parents lobbied the government to provide the needed services to ‘Handicapped’ children in the area. With government support the work to build the Knoxbrooke centre in Burwood highway was commenced. It has evolved from that work by Rotary, parents and concerned community members.
The organisation has grown from those small beginnings due to the work and dedication of the Board of Management, parents, friends and a committed staff. Knoxbrooke and Knoxcare are controlled by non executive Boards of Directors and provide services to more than 200 adults with varying disAbilities. Knoxcare was formed in the early 1990’s to establish commercial business’s which would provide income to maintain and develop services to people with a disability and opportunities for employment for those people. Knoxcare Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Knoxbrooke Incorporated operating as a non Government not for profit organisation.
The services offered now include education, community access, life skills development, recreation, employment, training, transport and residential services.
Knoxbrooke operate from a number of sites throughout the eastern suburbs:
- Knoxbrooke Day Programs - Burwood Highway FerntreeGully
- Knoxbrooke Education and Training- Burwood Hwy FerntreeGully and York Rd. Mt. Evelyn
- Yarra View Nursery (YVN), Yarra View Horticultural Services Home of Landscaping and Garden Design and The Home of Garden Lovers all from Mt.Evelyn
- Knoxbrooke Industries Packaging and light assembly Francis cres. Ferntree Gully.
- Residential Housing in Boronia and Ferntree Gully
Our education services deliver courses from three sites -to the general community, schools and other community service providers. Knoxbrooke is a registered provider of ACFE (Adult Community Further Education) courses in adult literacy and communication. Two sites operate RTO’s (Registered Training Organisations) from where knoxbrooke provides recognised training in Horticulture, Certificates in General Education for Adults and Certificate in Vocational Preparation .
