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Lady Lawley Cottage, Cottesloe

In 2023, Rocky Bay reopened Lady Lawley Cottage and since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to transforming our Hub by the Sea into a safe and nurturing environment.

We have proudly supported children and youth from the charming site in Cottesloe, with our range of specialist children’s services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, paediatric continence and dietetics.

Rocky Bay is refurbishing Lady Lawley Cottage (LLC) to address accessibility and safeguarding concerns to create a vibrant new hub for children and youth services, forging a brighter future for hundreds of children with disability.

It will become one of the State’s only one-stop-shops for accessing co-located respite, care, allied health, skills development and social programs, making LLC a prime destination for disability and community inclusion supports.

Stage 1 - Completed

Our efforts to bring new life back to Lady Lawley Cottage have reached an important milestone, with the completion of stage 1 refurbishment works to reinvigorate the tired facility and bring new life to the programs running out of the hub.

With completion of the stage 1 works, the charming heritage building and the flexible therapy and social programming spaces are now home to a growing array of specialist children’s services, offering exciting opportunities to engage in inclusive play, nurture relationships and develop new skills.

Stage 2 - Works commencing soon

Works to enhance accessibility, safeguarding measures and the overall aesthetics of the aging facility will now shift their attention to the two accommodation buildings, bringing critical child and youth respite back to the site later this year.

Spanning both ‘day respite’ activities and overnight stays, respite helps to build confidence and independence for children, while providing critical time apart that is important for parental wellbeing and the child’s growing sense of self.

By the time works are complete, an additional 10 beds will be available at Lady Lawley Cottage to support a range of respite and care needs, supporting thousands of respite-nights every year.

Thanks to a caring community

We are delighted to welcome Lotterywest to the growing list of organisations who are joining us on this journey, which also includes:

  • Elizabeth Perron and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
  • The Channel 7 Telethon Trust
  • The Van der Walt Family Foundation
  • Children/families who accessed the facility prior to Rocky Bay’s tenure (consultation and advice)
  • State government and stakeholders across the health, disability and care sectors

Read more about support for Lady Lawley Cottage below.

Keep up to date

We’ll continue to update you on our exciting milestones in revamping our Lady Lawley Cottage, with regular progress reports to be shared on this page. Alternatively, you can register below to have updates sent direct to your inbox. Additionally, if you have any questions regarding the refurbishment works, please feel free to email them through to [email protected].

Thanks to a caring community

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Mosman Park

Rocky Bay has taken an exciting step towards achieving better facilities for people with disability, with the recent sale of our 60 McCabe Street premises in Mosman Park to Curtin Heritage Living.

Rocky Bay’s efforts to rezone the site paved the way for the off-market offer to be made, which will see the site evolve from supporting people living with disability to providing quality residences for our ageing population.

Our long-standing relationship with Curtin Heritage Living, our neighbours at Lady Lawley Cottage, means we know the site will be in great hands. Like us, they are a not-for-profit dedicated to delivering outstanding care, and their recent work in Cottesloe speaks for itself.

While the sale is a crucial first-step in our relocation from Mosman Park to more appropriate facilities, the sale includes a 12-month leaseback that gives us plenty of time to plan a smooth and thoughtful transition for both staff and customers.

With this in mind, the sale agreement has triggered the creation of a dedicated Taskforce that is now hard at work researching relocation options and developing transition plans to ensure the smoothest transition possible, when the time comes.

Our Supported Accommodation at 62 McCabe will remain and with refurbishment of our homes currently underway, we will also look to add a small adult Therapy space. Importantly, we will ensure our operations continue without disruption throughout the next 12 months and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Mosman Park premises

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