Proposal for a Future Children's Hospice in WA
The City has received a proposal from Perth Children's Hospital Foundation to build the first Perth Children's Hospice in Allen Park, Swanbourne. The State Government is fully supporting this proposal.
Councillors were informed of this proposal and its preferred location at a Briefing Session on Tuesday 4 August 2020 and the matter was considered at the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
The City has undertaken its own community consultation during September 2020 to understand the perceptions that the community have in relation to this project being placed in Allen Park or whether they see the benefits in this being placed in another location within the City.
The City has now completed its community engagement.
Summary of Results from Consultation for the Children’s Hospice
- Of 114 respondents, 111 supported the project in principle (98.2% in favour), with 2 not supporting and 1 neither supporting or not supporting
- Of 111 respondents supporting the project in principle, 92 supported the project at Allen Park (82.9%)
- Of 38 City of Nedlands responses, 36 supported the project in principle (94.7% in favour), 22 supported the project at Allen Park (57.9%)
- Of 29 Swanbourne responses (City of Nedlands and Town of Claremont), 26 supported the project in principle (89.7% in favour), 13 supported the project at Allen Park (44.8%)
- Of 24 Swanbourne responses (City of Nedlands only), 22 supported the project in principle (91.7% in favour), 9 supported the project at Allen Park (37.5%)
Residents located in Swanbourne were invited to express interest in joining the City's Site Assessment Working Group and we received 20 responses.
We encourage the community to regularly visit this page to stay informed and to participate in the feedback process.
In addition to the community engagement that the City of Nedlands was undertaking; the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) placed a Public Notice in The West Australian on Wednesday, 9 September in relation to Class 'A' Reserves 7804 and 19349 in order to create a new reserve for the proposed development of the Perth Children's Hospice. Submissions were open for 30 days from the date of the public notice.
If you wish to provide comments on that proposal, please contact Nitika Pal via email nitika.pal@dplh.wa.gov.au or Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Locked Bag 2506, Perth WA 6001. This has now closed.
Alternatively, telephone (08) 6552 4569, quoting the following reference numbers: File No. 09419-1900, Job Number: 2002083.