❓ Hon Neil Thomson asks about the status of the Laverton hospital replacement/rebuild. The Minister acknowledges a funding shortfall and outlines ongoing consultation with stakeholders, pending resolution of the funding strategy.
AnsweredQoN 540Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
LAVERTON HOSPITAL
540. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Laverton hospital
replacement/rebuild development, which has been ongoing for some time.
(1) What is the status of the
proposed hospital build?
(2) If actual construction has not
commenced, when will it commence?
(3) Will the minister commit to
improving consultation to keep the community informed?
(4) If yes to (3), what form will
that take?
540. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Laverton hospital
replacement/rebuild development, which has been ongoing for some time.
(1) What is the status of the
proposed hospital build?
(2) If actual construction has not
commenced, when will it commence?
(3) Will the minister commit to
improving consultation to keep the community informed?
(4) If yes to (3), what form will
that take?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) There is currently an allocation of $23.5 million
for the new Laverton hospital project, of which $16.8 million has been
allocated by the commonwealth government via the commonwealth's
Community Health and Hospitals Program. Due to current building market
conditions, there is a significant shortfall in funding. The WA Country Health
Service is working with the Department of Health to develop a funding strategy
and approach in seeking the additional funding required to enable the project
to be released to the market.
(2) Construction commencement is
not yet known, pending resolution of the funding strategy.
(3)–(4) Full
consultation and community engagement is pending resolution of the funding
strategy. However, I understand that the WA Country Health Service provides a monthly
update on progress to the Shire of Laverton
chief executive officer and that it is also in communication with the Pakaanu
Aboriginal Corporation in Laverton about the management of Aboriginal
heritage on the proposed construction site. Once the funding strategy is
confirmed, additional forms of communication will be utilised including
signboards, community updates and site visits.
some notice of the question.
(1) There is currently an allocation of $23.5 million
for the new Laverton hospital project, of which $16.8 million has been
allocated by the commonwealth government via the commonwealth's
Community Health and Hospitals Program. Due to current building market
conditions, there is a significant shortfall in funding. The WA Country Health
Service is working with the Department of Health to develop a funding strategy
and approach in seeking the additional funding required to enable the project
to be released to the market.
(2) Construction commencement is
not yet known, pending resolution of the funding strategy.
(3)–(4) Full
consultation and community engagement is pending resolution of the funding
strategy. However, I understand that the WA Country Health Service provides a monthly
update on progress to the Shire of Laverton
chief executive officer and that it is also in communication with the Pakaanu
Aboriginal Corporation in Laverton about the management of Aboriginal
heritage on the proposed construction site. Once the funding strategy is
confirmed, additional forms of communication will be utilised including
signboards, community updates and site visits.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.