Minda Brighton (Adelaide, SA)

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‘Minda’, an Aboriginal word meaning place of shelter and protection, was established in 1898 and was the first facility in the State providing residential care and education exclusively for people with intellectual disability.

Needing greater space to accommodate an increasing number of individuals, the property of William Hodgkiss, at Brighton, was purchased in 1909 and still remains the site of Minda’s Brighton campus.

Additional land adjoining the existing property at Brighton was purchased and planted with fruit trees and vines. Financed by a bank overdraft, ‘Craigburn’ – Minda’s farm at Blackwood – consisting of approximately 1,400 acres, was purchased in 1923. By 1932, Craigburn was supplying Minda’s full requirements of mutton and firewood, as well as much of the fruit needed for jam.

Today, Minda accommodates over 250 adults on Brighton campus.