Each year, our volunteers help Western Australians living with life-limiting illness experience meaningful moments: visiting the beach one last time, attending a family gathering, returning home, or revisiting a place of deep personal significance. These journeys provide comfort, closure, dignity and connection — not only for the person, but for their loved ones.

Currently, our service relies on repurposed clinical vehicles. While safe and functional, these vehicles can feel medical and institutional. A purpose-designed Wish Ambulance will transform the experience — creating a calm, comforting, non-clinical environment that focuses on living, not illness.

Instead, it will be designed to create a calm, dignified and welcoming environment — one that prioritises comfort, connection and experience.

This vehicle will serve Western Australians for many years and enable hundreds of final wishes to be fulfilled.

Key Design Features

Non-Clinical Appearance

• Medical equipment concealed from view
• Warm, calming interior design;
• Soft lighting;
• Home-like environment; and
• Reduced clinical visual cues.

Large Viewing Windows

• Panoramic windows for scenery and connection to the outside world;
• Enhanced experience of travel;
• Ability to enjoy meaningful landscapes and destinations; and
• Improved emotional wellbeing during the journey.

Comfort and Accessibility

• Smooth, quiet ride;
• Climate control;
• Space for family member or support person;
• Wheelchair and electronic stretcher compatibility; and
• Easy entry and exit.

Safety and Clinical Capability

While designed to feel non-clinical, the vehicle will still include:

• Hidden medical equipment.
• Oxygen capability.
• Monitoring equipment.
• Electronic stretcher, loading system and safety restraint systems.
• Infection control capability; and
• Communication systems

This ensures wishes can be undertaken safely in accordance with healthcare and palliative care guidance.