1958
Authorisation for establishment of a Settlement at Lara
1959
St Laurence Park, Lara, opens with 4 cottages on 3 October 1959. Fr Tucker, aged 75, leaves Carrum Downs and becomes the first resident at St Laurence Park.
1960
Planting of 2,500 trees and shrubs completed at St Laurence Park with help from Geelong Grammar boys
St Laurence Park grows to 17 cottages, including a staff house and Father Tucker’s home
1968
Tucker Court” opened at St Laurence Park, Lara, providing self-contained flats for the elderly
First St Laurence Park Fair
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