It has been nearly a decade since the Warmun aged care facility in the Kimberley was built for residents wanting to stay on country, but it's sitting vacant as the state government decides what to do.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleAfter nearly a decade, the WA government says plans to open a long-awaited aged care facility in the remote Kimberley have been abandoned.The opening of the purpose-built facility to house the elderly was delayed after significant design flaws were identifiedwas meant to provide on-country aged care for traditional owners in the East Kimberley.Feral horses have so far been its only residents.
"The McGowan government is working with the Commonwealth government to identify the best use [for it]. "I believe the Warmun community has written to the Commonwealth to request funding for a new, small 'cottage style' aged care facility to be built where the pre-flood aged care units were located, with an alternative community use to be identified for the current vacant building."
Its design took out first place in the Health Buildings category of the World Architecture Festival in 2015.The $12 million project was a part of a WA disaster relief package from the state and federal government after the 2011 flood tore through key infrastructure in the town.
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