DIRECT FROM HANSARD DETAILS ABOUT THE 11 SITES SHORT LISTED FOR THE DETENTION CENTRES.....and APPARENTLY THEIR REASONS FOR DETERMINING THAT THE LOCKRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND LORD STREET SITES....."where the best sites in WA for this facility" WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE REASONS GIVEN FOR NOT USING ONE OF THE OTHER 9 SITES? We wonder where Herne Hill and Kenwick were, on this list? _________________________________________________ 246. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Minister for Disability Services: I refer to the proposed disability justice centres. (1) What are the locations of the 11 different sites short-listed by the WA Planning Commission referred to by the minister? (2) What were the reasons for not choosing each of the rejected sites? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) The 11 sites considered by the WA Planning Commission and the Disability Services Commission were located at lot 11943 Lord Street, Caversham, bordering on Lockridge; lots 3 and 22 Berrigan Drive, Cockburn Central; lot 346 Curtin Avenue, Cottesloe; lot 9547 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith; lot 13 Hayes Avenue, Dianella; lots 5 and 301 Corfield Street, Gosnells; portion of lot 800 Forrest Road, Haynes; portion of lot 88 Altone Road, Kiara; portion of lot 15 Champion Drive, Seville Grove; portion of lot 1001 Tindal Avenue, Yangebup; and lots 32 and 33 Thorne Place, South Yangebup. I was presented with options in Caversham–Lockridge, Gosnells, Kiara and Yangebup. (2) The Disability Services Commission identified eight broad criteria for the site requirements of the disability justice centres. The Department of Planning and the WA Planning Commission considered those criteria and other planning matters when short-listing the sites they could make available for this project. The only sites that met all the criteria were the selected sites. The other sites were not selected because they were not as suitable as they did not meet all the criteria. They were either next door to a school or adjacent to a proposed primary school, there were heritage buildings to consider, they were earmarked for other developments, there were limited services available or the block size was not large enough. Examples include: in Cockburn Central, the block is too small and is opposite the high school. The site is also affected by a powerline easement. In Cottesloe, the block was too small and was next door to a school. It also had heritage buildings that need to be retained. In Dalkeith, the buildings are on the Register of Heritage Places and on crown reserve. In Dianella, the block size is too small and within a residential area. There is site constraint due to Water Corporation works crossing the site. In Gosnells, two houses face directly towards the block. The street on which the houses are located would need to be used by all staff and visitors to the centres on an ongoing basis. Creation of a suitable access road to the justice centres would be problematic. In Haynes, it is an undeveloped area without power, water or sewerage. There is no access to public transport. It is not in the community. There is no proximity to shops or community amenities. In Seville Grove, the site is adjacent to a proposed primary school; there is insufficient distance to neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary with the site. In South Yangebup, there is insufficient distance between neighbours; neighbouring properties share a boundary with the site. A future road would encroach on the block. In Yangebup, the block is too small and there is no opportunity for landscaping required for creating a buffer. On the basis of an analysis of all sites, the Caversham–Lockridge and Kiara blocks were clearly most suitable.
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