❓ Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson asks about the locations of shortlisted sites for disability justice centres and the reasons for rejecting other sites. The Minister provides a detailed list of locations considered and the reasons for their unsuitability.
AnsweredQoN 246Legislative Council
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DISABILITY JUSTICE CENTRES — PROPOSED SITES
246. Hon
AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the proposed disability justice centres.
(1) What are
the locations of the 11 different sites short-listed by the WA Planning
Commission referred to by the minister?
(2) What were the reasons for not choosing each of the
rejected sites?
246. Hon
AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the proposed disability justice centres.
(1) What are
the locations of the 11 different sites short-listed by the WA Planning
Commission referred to by the minister?
(2) What were the reasons for not choosing each of the
rejected sites?
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I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) The 11
sites considered by the WA Planning Commission and the Disability Services
Commission were located at lot 11943 Lord Street, Caversham, bordering on
Lockridge; lots 3 and 22 Berrigan Drive, Cockburn Central; lot 346 Curtin
Avenue, Cottesloe; lot 9547 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith; lot 13 Hayes Avenue,
Dianella; lots 5 and 301 Corfield Street, Gosnells; portion of lot 800 Forrest
Road, Haynes; portion of lot 88 Altone Road, Kiara; portion of lot 15 Champion
Drive, Seville Grove; portion of lot 1001 Tindal Avenue, Yangebup; and lots 32
and 33 Thorne Place, South Yangebup. I was presented with options in Caversham–Lockridge,
Gosnells, Kiara and Yangebup.
(2) The
Disability Services Commission identified eight broad criteria for the site
requirements of the disability justice centres. The Department of Planning and
the WA Planning Commission considered those criteria and other planning matters
when short-listing the sites they could make available for this project. The
only sites that met all the criteria were the selected sites. The other sites
were not selected because they were not as suitable as they did not meet all
the criteria. They were either next door to a school or adjacent to a proposed
primary school, there were heritage buildings to consider, they were earmarked
for other developments, there were limited services available or the block size
was not large enough.
Examples include: in Cockburn Central, the
block is too small and is opposite the high school. The site is also affected
by a powerline easement. In Cottesloe, the block was too small and was next door
to a school. It also had heritage buildings that need to be retained. In
Dalkeith, the buildings are on the Register of Heritage Places and on crown
reserve. In Dianella, the block size is too small and within a residential
area. There is site constraint due to Water Corporation works crossing the
site. In Gosnells, two houses face directly towards the block. The street on
which the houses are located would need to be used by all staff and visitors to
the centres on an ongoing basis. Creation of a suitable access road to the
justice centres would be problematic. In Haynes, it is an undeveloped area
without power, water or sewerage. There is no access to public transport. It is
not in the community. There is no proximity to shops or community amenities. In
Seville Grove, the site is adjacent to a proposed primary school; there is
insufficient distance to neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary
with the site. In South Yangebup, there is insufficient distance between
neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary with the site. A future
road would encroach on the block. In Yangebup, the block is too small and there
is no opportunity for landscaping required for creating a buffer.
On the basis of an analysis of all sites, the
Caversham–Lockridge and Kiara blocks were clearly most suitable.
(1) The 11
sites considered by the WA Planning Commission and the Disability Services
Commission were located at lot 11943 Lord Street, Caversham, bordering on
Lockridge; lots 3 and 22 Berrigan Drive, Cockburn Central; lot 346 Curtin
Avenue, Cottesloe; lot 9547 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith; lot 13 Hayes Avenue,
Dianella; lots 5 and 301 Corfield Street, Gosnells; portion of lot 800 Forrest
Road, Haynes; portion of lot 88 Altone Road, Kiara; portion of lot 15 Champion
Drive, Seville Grove; portion of lot 1001 Tindal Avenue, Yangebup; and lots 32
and 33 Thorne Place, South Yangebup. I was presented with options in Caversham–Lockridge,
Gosnells, Kiara and Yangebup.
(2) The
Disability Services Commission identified eight broad criteria for the site
requirements of the disability justice centres. The Department of Planning and
the WA Planning Commission considered those criteria and other planning matters
when short-listing the sites they could make available for this project. The
only sites that met all the criteria were the selected sites. The other sites
were not selected because they were not as suitable as they did not meet all
the criteria. They were either next door to a school or adjacent to a proposed
primary school, there were heritage buildings to consider, they were earmarked
for other developments, there were limited services available or the block size
was not large enough.
Examples include: in Cockburn Central, the
block is too small and is opposite the high school. The site is also affected
by a powerline easement. In Cottesloe, the block was too small and was next door
to a school. It also had heritage buildings that need to be retained. In
Dalkeith, the buildings are on the Register of Heritage Places and on crown
reserve. In Dianella, the block size is too small and within a residential
area. There is site constraint due to Water Corporation works crossing the
site. In Gosnells, two houses face directly towards the block. The street on
which the houses are located would need to be used by all staff and visitors to
the centres on an ongoing basis. Creation of a suitable access road to the
justice centres would be problematic. In Haynes, it is an undeveloped area
without power, water or sewerage. There is no access to public transport. It is
not in the community. There is no proximity to shops or community amenities. In
Seville Grove, the site is adjacent to a proposed primary school; there is
insufficient distance to neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary
with the site. In South Yangebup, there is insufficient distance between
neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary with the site. A future
road would encroach on the block. In Yangebup, the block is too small and there
is no opportunity for landscaping required for creating a buffer.
On the basis of an analysis of all sites, the
Caversham–Lockridge and Kiara blocks were clearly most suitable.
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