Dr. Pettitt inquires about refurbishment proposals for Stirling Towers, revealing the building's deteriorated state and lack of viable refurbishment options due to structural issues and code compliance challenges.

AnsweredQoN 474Legislative Council
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14 May 2024
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Housing

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STIRLING TOWERS — REFURBISHMENT
474. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to Stirling Towers, where
tenants were evicted a decade ago.
(1) How many
proposals to refurbish Stirling Towers were received as part of the housing
diversity pipeline's expression of interest and request for detailed
proposal processes?
(2) When looking at options for Stirling Towers, what
evaluation criteria was used to consider these proposals?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) There were
none.
(2) Following due
diligence and engineering reports on the site, refurbishment is not viable on
the ageing building, with significant structural issues including, but not
limited to, the presence of concrete cancer, significant asbestos and
noncompliant balconies. Additionally, it is unlikely that the building could be brought up to current national standards and
building codes including, importantly, accessibility and energy efficiency standards.

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