By Sally McGlew A RETAINING wall has been giving Guildford resident Michelle Lewis a headache for 18 months. Living next door to the northern boundary of the St Jude’s complex in Swan Street East has meant the Lewis family are ...
Read More »Heidelberg aged care gets the green light
THE State has made good on its promise to fast-track aged care provision at a site in Carmel before Christmas with the gazettal of a Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment this week securing its future. Known as Heidelberg Park, the land ...
Read More »Valley aged care refusal “a kick in the guts”
THE City of Swan council have likely signed the death warrant for an aged care development in the Swan Valley, unanimously endorsing a recommendation for the Outer Metro Joint Development Application Panel (JDAP) to refuse the development. Developer Gordon Tucker ...
Read More »Aged care options to fill the deficit
Melissa Sheil THE City of Kalamunda has addressed its aged care deficiency with two proposals for a facility on Cambridge Reserve in the heart of Forrestfield. Two options for the development have been presented to the community, with the primary ...
Read More »Swan Valley Action Plan put into motion
EXCLUSIVE PLANNING Minister Rita Saffioti has revealed the Swan Valley Action Plan is being put in motion, with legislation to be introduced to parliament next week. The Minister told Echo News the Swan Valley Bill 2020, which will serve as ...
Read More »Swan Valley aged care venture looks to future
A SWAN Valley aged care proponent hopes that the recognised need for aged care in the valley, combined with the intent of the Kobelke Report, will override current planning regulations in the Swan Valley Rural Zone and allow the approval ...
Read More »Refund for Southern Cross as City looks forward
THE City of Swan remains hopeful Ballajura’s controversial Paradise Quays site can be retained for aged care, despite the collapse of the agreement between the City and proponent Southern Cross Care WA. The deal between the City and Southern Cross ...
Read More »Aged care fast-tracked at Heidelberg site
By Breanna Inferrera A VACANT site in Carmel could be ready for aged-care providers before Christmas, with the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) streamlining planning reforms. At its meeting on May 6, WAPC deemed the rezoning of the vacant site ...
Read More »Call for community to check up on elderly
By Breanna Inferrera A BELLEVUE resident is urging the community to regularly check-up on our elderly, after an encounter with a disoriented elderly lady last Thursday morning. Around 6.30am, Tim, who did not want his surname published, said he was ...
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