Mr. Ripper questions the Health Department about the number, condition, and maintenance of government-owned houses in Derby, particularly those intended for Frontier Health staff and midwives. The response details the housing stock, vacancy status due to disrepair, and maintenance practices.

AnsweredQoN 4021Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 September 2010
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to Government-owned houses in Derby, owned by the Health Department, and I ask:
(a) how many houses are owned in Derby;
(b) how many houses are vacant;
(c) what maintenance is carried out on these houses in Derby, rented to Frontier Health staff;
(d) how many homes owned by State Health intended to be rented to midwives at Derby Hospital are vacant because maintenance is not being carried out; and
(e) what is the current status of all maintenance requests for each of these houses?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
10 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
48 days
(a) 65 units in total, comprising:
· 26 houses (24 x 3 bed & 2 x 2 bed).
· 30 units (18 x 2 bed & 12 x 1 bed).
· 5 x 5 bedroom houses (share single accommodation).
· 4 individual buildings on the old Numbala Nunga Nursing Home site that are shared accommodation (currently leased to Frontier Services staff). This site has 3 x 3 bed units, 1 x 6 bed unit. All units on this site have 1 bathroom, a kitchen, a lounge and a laundry.
(b) 5 houses are currently vacant. These properties cannot be used due to their sub-standard condition. A Derby Housing Project is currently underway to address housing issues in Derby.
(c) All necessary breakdown maintenance and air-conditioning replacement is undertaken as required.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more