❓ Question regarding state government-funded seniors housing in Capel and other aged-care projects in regional WA. The Minister provides an update on various projects across multiple electorates, highlighting government investment and achievements in aged care.
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SENIORS HOUSING — CAPEL
1. 469. Ms M.J. DAVIES to
the Minister for Regional Development:
I note the state government funded seniors housing at West
Road —
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. Can the member
repeat her question please?
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
note the state government–funded seniors housing at West Road in Capel
was recently opened providing much needed seniors accommodation in the south
west. Can the minister provide me with an update on this and other aged-care
and community projects in regional Western Australia?
1. 469. Ms M.J. DAVIES to
the Minister for Regional Development:
I note the state government funded seniors housing at West
Road —
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. Can the member
repeat her question please?
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I
note the state government–funded seniors housing at West Road in Capel
was recently opened providing much needed seniors accommodation in the south
west. Can the minister provide me with an update on this and other aged-care
and community projects in regional Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
Seniors housing is vitally important. It is a core role for
government to ensure that the older members of the community who have
contributed so much can, in their later years, have access to quality
affordable housing, and the Liberal–National government has made it a
priority. I thank the member for Central Wheatbelt for the question. Some of
those projects are happening in her area. The one we are talking about today on
West Road in Capel might be in the seat of the member for Collie–Preston.
The Regional Development Council
Action Agenda Funding Scheme allocated $21.5 million of royalties for regions
to aged-care housing projects. Of that, $1.9 million was made available to
Access Housing to build 17 two-bedroom villas in Capel. The total cost of the
project was $3.3 million, so it was well leveraged from $1.9 million of state
government investment up to $3.3 million. The seat of Collie–Preston
now has 17 new two-bedroom villas for aged care. The member for Central
Wheatbelt has done more to provide aged-care housing in the seat of Collie–Preston
than has the member for Collie–Preston. It is a good thing that we have
focused on this area. The villas were completed in June this year. Of the 17
tenancies, eight are from the Shire of Capel and the rest are from other south
west areas including Eaton and Busselton—so there is a regional nature
to the project. These villas are being rented at 75 per cent or under the
market rental rate ensuring that seniors have access affordable housing in
their community. We are really trying to drive the cost of seniors housing
below market rental rates, which is absolutely vital for the cost-of-living
support for seniors in the south west region.
Access Housing has done a really
good job. The units are of an exceptionally high standard with five-star energy
ratings and good design access for mobility and disability. An important aspect
of this government's policy in building in regional Western Australia
centres on aged care. Another project in the member for Albany's
electorate includes an eight-bed respite centre adjacent to the new $160 million
Albany Health Campus—that is $4.2 million of government funding going
into the member for Albany's electorate. In the member for Geraldton's
electorate, we provided a 20-bed high-care wing at the Hillcrest residential
care facility in Geraldton. In Northam, in the seat of the member for Central
Wheatbelt, we are building at the Killara Place Day Respite Centre, which I
visited with the member for Central Wheatbelt a month or so ago. That project
is nearly completed ensuring that people in need of respite care in Northam and
the surrounding wheatbelt area get the care they need. In Kellerberrin, we are
expanding the Dryandra Hostel with a 26-bed facility. In Tambellup, we are
constructing six two-bedroom homes for seniors. In Moora, in the electorate of
the member for Moore, we are providing six new beds—four low care and
two respite—at the Moora Frail Aged Lodge. The Liberal–National
government is doing a good job of providing aged support in the electorate of
the member for Albany.
Mr
P.B. Watson : It did not do you too much good in the election.
Mr
B.J. GRYLLS : Politics is not just about that. It is about getting stuff
done like providing housing to aged people in the community. Clearly, the Labor
Party focused only on getting elected because it never fixed any of these
projects. The Labor Party has proved it is very good at getting elected, but
the Liberal–National government is good at getting stuff done. At
Hawthorn House in Albany, we have built dementia care services for that area.
Across the board in the southern part of the state, the Liberal–National
government has focused hard on aged care in the community.
government to ensure that the older members of the community who have
contributed so much can, in their later years, have access to quality
affordable housing, and the Liberal–National government has made it a
priority. I thank the member for Central Wheatbelt for the question. Some of
those projects are happening in her area. The one we are talking about today on
West Road in Capel might be in the seat of the member for Collie–Preston.
The Regional Development Council
Action Agenda Funding Scheme allocated $21.5 million of royalties for regions
to aged-care housing projects. Of that, $1.9 million was made available to
Access Housing to build 17 two-bedroom villas in Capel. The total cost of the
project was $3.3 million, so it was well leveraged from $1.9 million of state
government investment up to $3.3 million. The seat of Collie–Preston
now has 17 new two-bedroom villas for aged care. The member for Central
Wheatbelt has done more to provide aged-care housing in the seat of Collie–Preston
than has the member for Collie–Preston. It is a good thing that we have
focused on this area. The villas were completed in June this year. Of the 17
tenancies, eight are from the Shire of Capel and the rest are from other south
west areas including Eaton and Busselton—so there is a regional nature
to the project. These villas are being rented at 75 per cent or under the
market rental rate ensuring that seniors have access affordable housing in
their community. We are really trying to drive the cost of seniors housing
below market rental rates, which is absolutely vital for the cost-of-living
support for seniors in the south west region.
Access Housing has done a really
good job. The units are of an exceptionally high standard with five-star energy
ratings and good design access for mobility and disability. An important aspect
of this government's policy in building in regional Western Australia
centres on aged care. Another project in the member for Albany's
electorate includes an eight-bed respite centre adjacent to the new $160 million
Albany Health Campus—that is $4.2 million of government funding going
into the member for Albany's electorate. In the member for Geraldton's
electorate, we provided a 20-bed high-care wing at the Hillcrest residential
care facility in Geraldton. In Northam, in the seat of the member for Central
Wheatbelt, we are building at the Killara Place Day Respite Centre, which I
visited with the member for Central Wheatbelt a month or so ago. That project
is nearly completed ensuring that people in need of respite care in Northam and
the surrounding wheatbelt area get the care they need. In Kellerberrin, we are
expanding the Dryandra Hostel with a 26-bed facility. In Tambellup, we are
constructing six two-bedroom homes for seniors. In Moora, in the electorate of
the member for Moore, we are providing six new beds—four low care and
two respite—at the Moora Frail Aged Lodge. The Liberal–National
government is doing a good job of providing aged support in the electorate of
the member for Albany.
Mr
P.B. Watson : It did not do you too much good in the election.
Mr
B.J. GRYLLS : Politics is not just about that. It is about getting stuff
done like providing housing to aged people in the community. Clearly, the Labor
Party focused only on getting elected because it never fixed any of these
projects. The Labor Party has proved it is very good at getting elected, but
the Liberal–National government is good at getting stuff done. At
Hawthorn House in Albany, we have built dementia care services for that area.
Across the board in the southern part of the state, the Liberal–National
government has focused hard on aged care in the community.
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