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Big Bear Cottage

27/11/2018

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Old Manly Hospital site has locked in its first project. It’s ‘Big Bear Cottage’, a hospice and respite care centre for young adults with life-limiting illnesses.

​Bear Cottage, located just down the road, can’t take patients over 18 years, meaning these sick young people often end up in geriatric hospital wards.  Now, there will be an alternative, with the State Government unveiling a design plan for a young adult hospice last month.  It features public areas, bedrooms for about eight patients, sweeping harbour views, and privacy - as a result of its proposed location at the back of the old hospital site.  

​Images: Hospice design plan, including games room. 
The government is gifting the land for the hospice, and has committed to providing $2M in running costs every year, but most of the funding to actually build the facility has come from donations.  An extraordinary $25M has already been raised, guaranteeing the project will go ahead. 

The hospice, which will be the first of its kind in the state, will not only provide a much-needed service, but will help establish the hospital site as a community health precinct.

Manly Hospital closed on October 30, with medical services transferring to the new Northern Beaches Hospital at Frenchs Forest.  its magnificent hill top site, which is owned by the State Government,  is valued at around $500 M. The current Liberal government has promised the entire site to the community, either as bush land or as a community health precinct (see image below). Which facilities end up on the site are yet to be determined, with community members actively involved in the decision-making process. The government has promised the site will not be sold for residential development.

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rovisional old hospital site map: yellow area marked AYAH - the hospice; green areas - return to bush land; blue areas - future community health facilities.
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12 Comments
David McCrae link
3/12/2018 07:32:36 am

Hi Candy

Great newsletter

Can you please add who the architects for the design are?
Can you also add a link to their website if possible or their Instagram if they have one?
I am part of a campaign asking that all architects are named for projects where possible #NameTheArchitect

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Candy Bingham
3/12/2018 04:06:50 pm

Hi David. This is a State Government project. These are only concept designs which were prepared for the media launch - not sure if an architect has been appointed yet and expect it will be some time before that happens. Cheers Candy

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David McCrae link
3/12/2018 04:09:23 pm

Candy

Thank you

Well i hope a tendering process or competition occurs to ensure this gets a great design!

Amanda
3/12/2018 08:48:44 am

Fantastic

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GREGORY BROWN CHAIR SP61139
3/12/2018 01:56:43 pm

This is a magnificant development and addition to our suburb. Many thanks to all involved.

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Barbara Dawson
4/12/2018 09:26:49 am

This project will get great local support. Shame it can only cater for 8 at this time. Hopefully that number will increase

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DON WALKER
26/2/2019 07:25:34 am

If modelled on Bear Cottage Hospice, which is an awesome facility, the young adults coming to the new hospice will only be staying for a maximum of 6 weeks per year to provide relief for their parents from the onerous 24/7 care these patients require. Also note that the young peoples parents are also accommodated but all care is done by the medical staff who are dressed in civvies so that the young adults do not feel they are in a hospital.

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Sue
2/9/2020 03:42:01 pm

You can guarantee that the Old heritage brick hospital is definitely being kept ?

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DON WALKER
5/3/2021 07:15:49 am

Candy,
Thank you for your involvement with the community which has helped ensure that this iconic site for Health/Community related uses will stop the commercial development of this site. We can only hope that our local politicians do not jump on the publicity wagon and claim that they were the reason this site was being used for community use only.

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A Newman
6/4/2021 12:15:39 pm

Any update on the progress and/or timeline for this project?

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Julia Thompson
8/4/2022 07:06:35 am

This information is dated November 2018. Is there any update?

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Candy bingham
8/4/2022 08:53:32 am

May 2022 – this project is now well underway and building has commenced. Suggest you check local member James Griffin‘s website for more info.

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