Bedford Phoenix Incorporated Explained

Bedford Group
Founded Date:	31 December 2014
Headquarters:	South Australia, Australia
Leader Title:	Myron Mann, Chief Executive Officer
Affiliations:	National Disability Services
Area Served:	South Australia
Homepage:	https://bedfordgroup.com.au/

Bedford Phoenix Incorporated was formed in 2014 as a result of the amalgamation of the Bedford Group and the Phoenix Society. Operating across regional South Australia and metropolitan Adelaide, Bedford provides supported employment, supported independent living, and NDIS services to people with disabilities. Total revenue in 2014–2015 was $62,056,000, with a profit of $3,600,000.^[1]

History

Bedford Industries

• 1920 the Civilian Tubercular and Cancer Comforts Fund^[2]
• 1943 South Australian Tuberculosis Association Incorporated (SATAI)^[2]
• 1945 Bedford Industries at Glenelg^[2]
• 1949 moved to Panorama^[2] fundraising commenced in 1946 with a promise to match funds up to £20,000 from the Government of South Australia and £1,000 of the Societies funds^[3]
• 2010 took on responsibility for Heritage Industries in Mount Gambier^[4]

Phoenix Society

• Origins in The South Australian Standing Committee for the Welfare of the Physically Handicapped, of the SA Council of Social Services (SACOSS)^[5]
• May 1958 Phoenix Society formed^[5]
• 1959, with a workshop in Carrington Street, Adelaide^[5]
• 1962 Eastwood facility^[5]
• 1979–1988 Torrensville Assessment and Training Centre^[5]
• 1981 second workshop facility^[5]

People

Bedford Industries

• Darcy Rivers Warren Cowan championed the establishment of Bedford Industries
• Ted Byrt
• Neil Sachse

Phoenix Society

• Gordon Maxwell Reid, MBE was appointed Life Governor of Phoenix Society in 1977.

Notes and References

1. https://bedfordgroup.com.au/upload/file/document/bedford-annual-report-2015.pdf Bedford Phoenix Incorporated Annual Report 2014/15
2. Web site: Bedford Today . 2016-02-26 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602033027/http://www.bedfordgroup.com.au/about_us/bedford_today . 2 June 2009 . dmy . Retrieved 26 February 2016
3. News: S.A. TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION . . LIX . 17,495 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 November 1946 . 28 February 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
4. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/06/24/2936145.htm Tim Gerritsen, (24 June 2010), Heritage Industries gets a lifeline, ABC Local South East
5. http://phoenixsociety.com.au/Portals/0/PDF%20Files/Annual%20Reports/AnnualReport_2008c.pdf Phoenix Society Incorporated, Annual Report 2007–2008, p. 10