Development of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre for WA is being led by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Chief Executive Officer Professor Peter Leedman AO. The Perkins is a leading WA medical research institute dedicated to tackling the diseases that most affect our families in the WA community and the world at large.
The Perkins assembled a highly experienced Project Team and a Collaborative Steering Group to drive the WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre initiative.
A strategy map for the WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre was developed at a forum in August 2021.
A proposal was then distributed to potential key stakeholders including passionate and committed people with lived experience, doctors and other health professionals, researchers, leaders in cancer care, and representatives of other stakeholder groups.
On 27 March 2022, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced $375 million funding for a comprehensive cancer centre for Western Australia to be developed. On 20 October 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the funding would be in the coming Federal Budget.
Subsequently, the West Australian government allocated $2.5 million to the Perkins for the purposes of developing a business case for the WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre. This process is currently underway.
On 2 May 2026, the Premier of Western Australia, The Hon Roger Cook MLA, announced the WA Govenrment would commit $375.6m to the Perkins WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre to be built on the QEII Medical Campus site. The Perkins will continue to work with the State Government to finalise the exact location at the QEII site through the QEII Master Plan process.
This bold addition to Western Australia’s health infrastructure will see WA join a national network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres, where the latest discoveries in bench side research can be more effectively trialled locally and translated into bedside treatment, setting Australia apart in developing new personalised treatment options for cancer patients.
The WA CCC Business Case Project Team consists of representatives from:
The Perkins is collaborating closely with Cancer Australia, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, and the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney, to ensure WA’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre delivers the best total cancer care.
Perkins representatives on this project include:
SEC Newgate is providing strategic consultation to the Perkins during this project. Hames Sharley have provided architectural consultation and sketches.
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