Uniting has been providing community health and aged care services in Waverley for over 100 years. We’ve been planning for the future and looking at ways we can restore and enhance the Uniting Waverley Estate for many years to come.
Our vision is to continue to support the Waverley community by providing quality, person-centred aged care and community services, that respond to people’s changing needs. Our services will promote health, wellbeing and connection, in welcoming settings that conserve and respect Uniting Waverley’s rich history.
The War Memorial Hospital is an important building within the Waverley Estate that Uniting is committed to preserving. Uniting is exploring the potential expansion of the hospital’s services, but right now our focus is on improving and redeveloping the areas and buildings around the Hospital.
Announcing The Edina Estate: Family, Faith and Fortune in Victorian Sydney.
Find out the story of this glorious Estate before it became the War Memorial Hospital in 1922.
Video feature - Waverley Estate Heritage
Michael Waterhouse, great grandson and descendant of the Vickery family, explains the rich heritage behind the Estate, dating back to 1884.
Michael is a historian and author of ‘EDINA – A family’s life in late Victorian Sydney’ and a former Chairman of Edina Aged Care.
Have your say
We want to hear from you. Sharing your suggestions and comments will help us to continue to enhance the Uniting Waverley concept master plan.
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The concept master plan
Uniting Waverley is uniquely placed to offer additional opportunities to enhance community life. Our goal is to enhance the useability of the Estate and expand the range of services it offers.
The concept development will improve the Estate’s streetscapes, public areas, amenity and links to the surrounding neighbourhood.
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Vickery Building (Edina)
Heritage Chapel
Cadi Cottage
Elizabeth Hunter Lodge
Banksia & Wych Hazel Heritage Duplex
Ellerslie Heritage Building
Treelined avenues and walking paths through the Estate.
Streetscape gardens
Native plantings will feature with a combination of proposed smaller, evergreen and deciduous trees, for a cohesive landscape design all along the site boundaries facing local streets.
Treelined avenues and walking paths through the Estate.
Heritage building “The Stables”
Heritage gardens
We plan to preserve the historic plantings in the ‘formal’ garden while retaining the overall character of the existing heritage precinct. Complementing the heritage values of the site are 'informal' residential gardens with new tree plantings to the western, lower section of the Estate. This will create intimate spaces suitable for residents and their visitors to enjoy.
Heritage gardens
We plan to preserve the historic plantings in the ‘formal’ garden while retaining the overall character of the existing heritage precinct. Complementing the heritage values of the site are 'informal' residential gardens with new tree plantings to the western, lower section of the Estate. This will create intimate spaces suitable for residents and their visitors to enjoy.
Retirement living and residential aged care
The central heart building is designed to bring people together. It is proposed to accommodate community services and facilities, residential aged care, and retirement living designed to allow residents to age in place, supported by care delivery when needed.
Retirement living apartments
These buildings are proposed to include retirement & independent living apartments designed to allow residents to age in place, supported by care delivery when needed.
Retirement living apartments
These buildings are proposed to include retirement & independent living apartments designed to allow residents to age in place, supported by care delivery when needed.
Retirement living apartments
These buildings are proposed to include retirement & independent living apartments designed to allow residents to age in place, supported by care delivery when needed.
Retirement living apartments
These buildings are proposed to include retirement & independent living apartments designed to allow residents to age in place, supported by care delivery when needed.
Concept master plan
Disclaimer: All items contained within this website are principles and ideas. The design is at a proposed concept master plan stage to inform and support the community consultation and planning proposal. They are not final master plans or Development Application documents. If successful with the planning proposals, Uniting will take the approvals that are received and consider items such as Waverley Council’s proposed site-specific Development Control Plan, develop a concept master plan that is reflective of the controls and then refine the plan to support a Development Application. The Development Application is subject to the statutory planning process. Illustrations are concepts only and subject to changes to satisfy statutory planning authorities, which will consider applications and provide any approvals.
Heritage
We’re passionate about celebrating the history of the site through conservation, while honouring the Vickery family’s rich legacy.
A place for connecting
Our aim is to share the heart of the Estate with the community and create opportunities for connection.
Our environment
The future development plans to celebrate, and where possible preserve, the historic plantings on site, while also expanding the gardens and landscaping for the community.
Person-centred aged care
Our vision is to support people as their needs change through offering a continuum of care services at Uniting Waverley.
Modern independent living with care
We plan to offer the benefits of privacy, security and independence, together with the support of a caring and vibrant community.
Fact sheets
Read more about the proposed plans for Uniting Waverley.
Our vision is to support the Waverley community by providing quality, person-centred aged care and community services, that respond to their changing needs.
Our services will promote health, wellbeing and connection, in welcoming settings that conserve and respect Uniting Waverley’s rich history.
Connect with us to:
- Participate in the community consultation
- Speak to one of our Consultants