Drop-In Centre

Open Monday to Friday
8:30am – 4:00pm

Phone: (08) 9340 8094
Freecall: 1800 066 413
Fax: (08) 9380 6114
Email: kalparrinwa@health.wa.gov.au

The Kalparrin Drop-in Centre offers:

• Parent lounge
• Play area
• Free tea and coffee
• Information brochures and service directories
• Caring staff
• Meeting room

The Centre is located at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Subiaco, Western Australia. It’s in the Hay Street Building, near the Hydrotherapy Pool and the Occupational Therapy department.

The Kalparrin Drop-in Centre is open to any family member of a child with a disability or special needs, regardless of degree of severity or type of impairment. This includes families whose children do not attend Princess Margaret Hospital.

The Drop-in Centre’s parent lounge, with free tea and coffee facilities, provides a welcome haven for families needing a willing ear and friendly support, or just a place to relax between appointments. The Centre has a phone link to Princess Margaret Hospital wards and clinics. You can visit the centre while on a break from a ward, and hospital staff can contact you there when you are required.

Family Support Officers at Kalparrin understand the issues involved in caring for children with special needs and are available to talk with parents and other family members who visit the Centre. They can offer support and provide information to assist in overcoming many of the daily living difficulties that many parents of children with special needs experience. They can help you find information about specific conditions, services, equipment and agencies as well as support groups and entitlements.

There is no charge for these services although we do encourage families to become Kalparrin members.

Support Groups Meeting Space

Support groups can make use of the Kalparrin Drop-in Centre during weekdays, free of charge, as their meeting place.

If you are interested in using Kalparrin as your meeting place please contact us.