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Yanchep and surrounding suburbs are one of the fastest-growing urban corridors in WA. The location close to beaches and areas of natural beauty, the availability of land, and extension of the northern train line and Mitchell Freeway to Yanchep are proving popular for new residents. Overall, the suburban corridor from Eglington to Two Rocks is facing population growth of over 300% between 2023 and 2040 (source: Population Forecast, City of Wanneroo Community Profile, https://forecast.id.com.au/wanneroo). New homeowners, many with young families, are strengthening existing communities and demand for services is rapidly increasing. Yanchep is also an important metropolitan service hub for regional communities like Lancelin, Gingin, and Chittering.

At the same time, Yanchep and surrounding communities experience a range of health issues, including high rates of chronic disease, emergency department presentations, potentially preventable hospitalisations, and mental health issues. Yanchep is already underserved by the health workforce, including general practice, allied health, and mental health. Access to affordable health services is set to become more pressing in the next 5 – 10 years.

The ECU Health Centre Yanchep seeks to address these issues by providing integrated and multidisciplinary health facilities in the centre of Yanchep to prevent, manage, and treat health issues and their underlying causes. The ECU Health Centre is the culmination of many years of advocacy with local, State, and Commonwealth governments, and private partners.

There are two co-located sites in central Yanchep, on Yanchep Beach Road between Booderee Road and Kakadu Road, with road access from Ikara Lane. The sites are located within walking distance of the Yanchep Central shopping centre, with accessible public transport routes.

The ECU Health Centre Yanchep will integrate health service delivery with clinical training and research, creating new research and work-integrated learning opportunities for ECU health students. Staff from integrated services will be supported to become actively engaged in training the future health workforce, and in research which translates into improved practice and health outcomes for the community.

ECU Health Centre Yanchep East

ECU has purchased an existing medical centre (982m2) to establish a multidisciplinary health centre which will include general practice, pharmacy, allied health, and nursing and midwifery, and consult rooms for clinical training for ECU students. The ECU Health Centre Yanchep East is anticipated to commence providing services in 2024.

ECU Health Centre Yanchep West

Located immediately next to the ECU Health Centre East, ECU has purchased a large vacant lot to develop a new integrated, interdisciplinary health centre which will also serve as a health education, research, and training facility.

ECU Health Centre Yanchep West will provide a range of intervention and prevention services, including healthy eating and lifestyle programs, mental health promotion, chronic disease management, medication management, counselling and clinical psychology, nurse practitioner services, and community health and wellbeing.

ECU Health Centre Yanchep West will include dedicated clinical training rooms and research facilities, to support work-integrated learning opportunities for ECU students and for our researchers. ECU will also provide a range of student-led, free, and low-cost programs to the community, similar to programs already offered at the ECU Health Centre Wanneroo and the Joondalup Community Clinical School. The Centre is anticipated to open in 2026.

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