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. This building was head office 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, Baysw ater, 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 Department.
• Scope begins offering supported employment at Highpoint Industries and South East Industries.

1990s

• 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.
• Scope’s accommodation and respite services double in size to support over 230 people with disabilities.

2000s

• Spastic Society of Victoria becomes Scope.
• Scope celebrates its Diamond Anniversary.
• Individualised Facilitators introduced.
• Scope becomes an approved Early Childhood Intervention Service Panel Provider for Helping Children with Autism Packages.