A New Home for CARAD
The Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD) has some important news to share.
As we commemorate our 25th anniversary in 2025, the time has come for CARAD to find a new home.
Our office at 245 Stirling Street in Perth is no longer suitable for delivering on CARAD’s mission of creating a more welcoming Australia for people seeking asylum, refugees, and detainees. We are incredibly grateful to the Uniting Church in the City (UCIC) for their generous support over the years in allowing us to lease the building at a nominal rent.
However, the building is now in need of significant repairs, and our services—and the needs of our clients—have grown. This presents us with an opportunity to find a space that better meets the increasing demand for our vital work. If you’ve visited our office, you’ll know that a larger space will make a real difference in the support we can offer.
We will be closing our office on Stirling St on Wednesday 15th October 2025. CARAD will reopen at a new temporary location on Monday 20th October 2025 while we search for a permanent home that better supports our work.
From that date, you’ll find us at:
Temporary office:
Unit T3, 152 Great Eastern Highway, Ascot
Opening hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Temporary CARAD Pantry :
43-45 Star Street, Carlisle (corner of Archer Street)
Opening hours for receiving donated food and hygiene items only: 10am to 3pm Monday and Thursday only.
Although we are moving location, all our emails and phone numbers will stay the same. CARAD will continue to provide the best service we can to our clients.
We’re also reaching out to our community—and beyond—for help. If you know of any available spaces that might suit our needs, we’d love to hear from you. Our key requirements for a permanent place that is located in a central and accessible location (e.g. Perth, Victoria Park) for us to purchase includes:
A welcoming client meeting area
Plenty of room for the CARAD pantry
Office space for our amazing staff and volunteers
Close to public transport
Bonus points for car bays!
We know how much our current location is valued by clients, volunteers, and staff for its accessibility and proximity to the city, public transport and a range of other services. Ideally, our new home will retain these benefits. So, if you know of any places, we are keen to hear from you. Get in touch by emailing us at office@carad.org.au.
We understand that transitions like this can bring uncertainty and challenges. Please know that we are committed to keeping our community informed every step of the way. We’ll do everything we can to minimise disruption and ensure continuity of services for the people we support.
We are deeply grateful to all our supporters who are helping make this next chapter possible. If you have questions or would like more information about this process, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:
Email: office@carad.org.au
Phone: (08) 9227 7322