History in a glance

1940s

• Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria is started by a small number of people to help children with cerebral palsy in Victoria.
• First facility opens in the Toorak mansion ‘Marathon’, provided by the State. The building was the headquarters for 30 years.

1950s

• Facilities open in Glen Waverley and Bendigo
• Miss Australia Quest becomes official supporter of people with cerebral palsy.

1960s

• Facilities open in Ballarat, Geelong and Malvern.

1970s

• Facilities open in Warragul, Keilor, Bayswater, Knox and an additional facility in Glen Waverley
• Scope’s first supported employment service opens in Moorabbin.

1980s

• Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria (1948) becomes Spastic Society of Victoria.
• Scope introduces its psychology service.
• Scope offers supported employment at Highpoint Industries and South East Industries.

1990s

• Supported employment entity, Workfocus, becomes Employment Futures.
• Focus increases on seeking and providing opportunities for people with a disability to access the community from their home and day service.
• Scope expands specialist therapy services, working to ensure children with disabilities are successfully integrated into mainstream schools.

2000s

• Spastic Society of Victoria becomes Scope.
• Scope celebrates its diamond anniversary.
• Individualised support facilitators introduced.
• Scope introduces new logo.

2010s

• Scope opens regional office in the Grampians Region.
• Scope becomes an approved Early Childhood Intervention Service and a Helping Children with Autism Initiative provider.