There Was Once an Asylum
This site not only provides an overview of mental health history and its implications for Goodna, but also explores the complex relationship between memory and history.
We may never know some stories, but this site uncovers history, revealing the layers of understanding that underpin the present.
It is done in a way that honours the patients, clients, and the people.
Patients' Shelter Shed for Female Patients
Built in 1929
This shelter shed is a brick and concrete structure with a fireplace, located at the rear of female No. 1 & 2 wards and was erected in 1929, replacing an earlier timber structure. The shed was used by 'troublesome patients' from the adjacent ward during the day, and the fireplace was added to keep them warm during the winter months.
