❓ Question regarding expenditure on the former Swan Districts Hospital site since its closure in 2015, including site management, security, and potential demolition costs. The site is currently under consideration by the Noongar Boodja Trust.
AnsweredQoN 1053Legislative Council
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I refer to security and site-management arrangements at the former Swan Districts Hospital site, and I ask: (a) since the hospital's closure in 2015, what has been the total expenditure on site-management activities, including but not limited to vegetation control and maintenance of overgrown areas; (b) what is the total amount the State Government has spent on security measures at the site since its closure in 2015; (c) of the expenditure on security, how much has been specifically allocated to on-site security guards; and (d) what is the estimated cost to demolish the existing one-storey and two-storey buildings on the site and remediate it for an alternative built form use?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning and Lands
Response time
6 days
The Swan Districts Hospital was decommissioned in 2015 under the Barnett Government and deemed surplus to State Government requirements. The site was formally offered to the Noongar Boodja Trust (Trustee) for inclusion in the Noongar Land Estate and is currently under their consideration.
(a) $4,823,611.98
(b) $4,640,008.73
(c) $4,533,245.03
(d) Any procurement and tendering process for demolition and remediation work would be required to go to market through a competitive process.
(a) $4,823,611.98
(b) $4,640,008.73
(c) $4,533,245.03
(d) Any procurement and tendering process for demolition and remediation work would be required to go to market through a competitive process.
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