Decade
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Highlights
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1930/1940's
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1939
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Crippled Children’s Association (CCA, now Novita Children’s Services) is formally incorporated.
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1946
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After meeting other parents through the CCA, Eva E Dennis establishes the Spastic Children’s Parents Group, a support group for parents of children with a disability. The group later adopts the name The Spastics Group.
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The Spastic Centre, a school and treatment facility for children with a disability under the age of 16 is opened at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital.
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1950's
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1950
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The South Australia Spastic Paralysis Welfare Association (SASPWA) is incorporated to provide care for spastic children.
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The Spastics Group actively fundraises for CCA and SASPWA through appeals and events to expand services and provide transportation.
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1951
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Cara’s current day site at 98 Woodville Road is purchased.
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1952
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Lady Bonython opens the Spastics Home on the Woodville site with the objective of providing a day play school and respite for families.
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1954
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Miss Australia Quest is launched as a major fundraiser for the Australia Cerebral Palsy Association, with proceeds also going to SASPWA.
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1960's
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1964
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James A Nelson becomes President of SASPWA with a renewed focus on expanding the Woodville Spastic Centre.
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The Miss Australia Quest proves to be very successful, proceeds from the program help to expand the services at the Woodville site.
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1970's
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1977
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James A Nelson pioneers the way for much needed accommodation facilities for people with a disability. Demand was growing for accommodation, other than that provided at the Centre's Nursing Home. The first hostel style accommodation house is opened at King Street Mile End.
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1978
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The James A Nelson Centre is opened on the original Woodville Rd site, incorporating a kindergarten and primary school to provide education, training and treatment.
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1980's
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1980
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A group of parents open the Seawinds Day Centre in the South and the Gullywinds Day Centre in the North to provide schooling for children with a disability.
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1981
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Stage 2 of the James A Nelson Centre is opened incorporating a resource centre, multi-purpose hall and swmming pool.
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Greater emphasis on disability rights paves the way for the decentralisation of the Woodville Spastic Centre and its services.
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Over the next 10 years the centre moves away from institutionalised care, providing its services on a regionalised basis and supporting people with a disability to live and participate in their community.
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1982
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The Seawinds and Gullywinds Day Centre’s merge with the now, Spastic Centre of South Australia (SCOSA).
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1990's
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CCA and SCOSA work together to eliminate duplication of services and the nursing home is closed at Woodville.
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1993
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The negotiations result in SCOSA establishing two independent organisations, the Community Accommodation and Respite Agency (Cara) and Community Access Services (CAS).
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All therapy and equipment manufacturing services are transferred to CCA and all accommodation services are transferred to Cara.
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The SCOSA Foundation is established to fundraise for Cara and CAS and the school at the James A Nelson Centre, Woodville is closed.
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2000's
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2000
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The last Miss Australia, Sheree Primmer, is crowned thus ending 46 years of the Miss Australia Awards.
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2003
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SCOSA Foundation board is dissolved and CAS are charged with managing the marketing and fundraising for both Cara and CAS under the SCOSA name.
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2006
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The Cara Board makes the decision to market and fundraise for Cara independently.
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2007
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A new era for Cara with the launch of the new brand.
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Cara launches its Active Support program.
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