Following the purchase of the land in 1929, it was leased to tenants whilst the Kildonan transfer and required construction was considered.

In June 1936, a proposal was made for the site which included the construction of an administrative block and three brick cottages. Cottages were to be ‘… grouped around a large central, oval field, and would be connected by a covered way with the administration block in which there will be a central dining-room and a large hall.’
The architects were F. Bruce Kemp, L.Hume Sherrard & K.Murray Foster.

• ‘Historical Details’, Kildonan Uniting Care, internally produced document provides details of the history of the organisation since 1881 up to the time of writing in 1997.
• ‘New Home for Chidren’, The Argus, 6 June 1936, p32.
• RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants Pty Ltd, Amendment C157, City of Whitehorse, Proposed HO249, Former Kildonan Children’s Home, Elgar Road, Burwood, Expert witness statement – heritage, City of Whitehorse.