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History

Our history of working in the area can be traced back some 40 years.

1975

Ulla Bartels in Carramar began working as a volunteer home tutor in conversational English for the many Indo-Chinese refugees settling in Fairfield.

1978

Opening of the Carramar Community Center

1980

Funding by Fairfield Council and NSW Government of two-year part time community worker role (to full time in 1990).

1984

Community Centre office at Carramar Public School in a demountable supplied by Fairfield City Council.

1990

Carramar Child Care Centre opened.

1993

Carramar Community Centre becomes Fairfield East Community Organisation (FECO) INC.

1994

Work now incorporates the Carramar Child Care Centre, a Before and After School Centre, a community development program and work with adults with an intellectual disability.

1999

FECO was allocated two units in the Kamira Court complex in Villawood by the NSW Housing Authority.

2003

Change of name to Woodville Community Services and move of Head Office to its current location in Kamira Court.

2013

Opening of a new purpose built facility for the disability services and Corporate Services team.

2015

Change of name of Woodville Alliance.