❓ Question regarding the acquisition, consultation, construction timeline, and occupancy breakdown of the first Common Ground facility in East Perth, WA, aimed at addressing homelessness and providing low-income housing.
AnsweredQoN 6341Legislative Assembly
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I refer to your media statement of 15 July 2020, titled "WA’s first Common Ground finds a home in central Perth", and ask: (a) how much were the acquisition costs of the land in Perth, where the Common Ground will be located; (b) who was the previous owner of the land and if it was the State Government, which Department held the land; (c) has any consultation been undertaken with neighbouring residents regarding the facility: (i) if no to (c), why not; and (ii) has a consultation strategy been developed in respect of the facility and if yes, will you table a copy of the same; (d) when will construction begin on the Perth facility and what is the expected completion date; (e) what percentage of occupants in the Perth Common Ground will be homeless; and (f) what percentage of occupants in the Perth Common Ground will be low-income tenants?
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Answered
15 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
9 days
(a) - (b)
The first Common Ground facility will be located on Lot 801, Hill Street, East Perth. This site is State Government owned land; owned by the Department of Communities (Housing Authority).
(c) (i) The Department of Communities (Communities) held a community information session in East Perth on 26 August 2020, with a further session to be held on 3 September 2020. These sessions provide an opportunity for residents, business owners and services to discuss the Common Ground model.
(ii) Communities is currently finalising a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy to support the successful design and community integration of a Common Ground model.
(d) It is estimated that the first Common Ground facility in East Perth will commence construction in the 2021-22 financial year. Once a full building design brief is developed as part of a co-design approach with the community services sector, the estimated completion date will be determined.
(e) - (f) Within the standard Common Ground model, a typical facility houses approximately 50 per cent formerly homeless residents and 50 per cent low income earners. This is the goal for the East Perth facility.
The first Common Ground facility will be located on Lot 801, Hill Street, East Perth. This site is State Government owned land; owned by the Department of Communities (Housing Authority).
(c) (i) The Department of Communities (Communities) held a community information session in East Perth on 26 August 2020, with a further session to be held on 3 September 2020. These sessions provide an opportunity for residents, business owners and services to discuss the Common Ground model.
(ii) Communities is currently finalising a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy to support the successful design and community integration of a Common Ground model.
(d) It is estimated that the first Common Ground facility in East Perth will commence construction in the 2021-22 financial year. Once a full building design brief is developed as part of a co-design approach with the community services sector, the estimated completion date will be determined.
(e) - (f) Within the standard Common Ground model, a typical facility houses approximately 50 per cent formerly homeless residents and 50 per cent low income earners. This is the goal for the East Perth facility.
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