Local Government
Gosnells
Region
Metropolitan
61-67 Dorothy St Gosnells
Gosnells
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1982, Constructed from 2000
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Amaroo Retirement Village is significant in establishing an expansive aged care facility in Gosnells.
In 1982 the thirty six bed low-care Buckley Caring Centre was built; in 1987 a community centre was constructed. More recently an extension was built on the building’s entrance, on Stalker Road.
Amaroo Care Services (known as Amaroo Village) was founded in the late 1960s in response to concerns about the lack of suitable residential accommodation for seniors in the Gosnells district. The name 'Amaroo' was suggested by Lucy Wilkinson, a founding Committee Member. It is an Aboriginal term meaning 'beautiful resting place'. Amaroo was developed by a local Committee of residents with the assistance of the Gosnells Shire and many local organisations and groups in fund raising and practical assistance. Units were available for purchase, but some rental units were also provided for those who could not fund their own unit, and government subsidies provided further finance. The first development provided eighteen independent living units built by Clifton Building Company and was officially opened on 26 September 1971. Expansion was ongoing as more property was acquired including the former Jones family residence at 61 Dorothy Street with associated land. The Jones House was used as a social centre and meeting venue. By the later 1970s, it was clear that a care facility was required but it was 1980 before a government grant provided the necessary funding for the thirty six bed low-care Buckley Caring Centre at 60 Stalker Road, which was officially opened on 11 September 1982. By November 1983, Amaroo had provided one hundred independent living units. When Committee president and Gosnells businesswoman Mrs Nancye Jones died in a car accident, the new community centre opened in 1987 was named for her. It was located beside the former Jones' House, which had become too small for use as a social centre for the growing village. In 1993, funding was finally acquired for the construction of a high-care nursing home. Two blocks in Lissiman Street owned by the Lewis family were acquired and the forty-bed nursing home, the McMahon Caring Centre, 64 Lissiman Street, was opened in 1994. Due to the demand for the independent living units another village has been situated on Astley Street overlooking the river, and there are further units between Terence Street and Hicks Street, close to the Administration block in the main Village. Amaroo Care Services is a community-based organisation, now run by an honorary Board of Directors. The organisation relies heavily on community sponsorship to provide additional services to residents.
Integrity: High degree Authenticity: High degree; incremental development
Good
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| M Gillan; "A Quality of Life: the history of Amaroo". | 1999 |
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| Roof | METAL | Other Metal |
| Roof | TILE | Ceramic Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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