VWHA Victorian Women's Housing Association Home Page

Welcome to the website of the Victorian Women's Housing Association - A Registered Housing Provider

Please note that VWHA is now located at -

Level 3, 14 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.3000. Our phone number is (03) 9664 7800 and our fax number is (03)9663 6324. The main email contact address is adminvwha@westnet.com.au.

The Victorian Women's Housing Association was established in 1996 to develop innovative mechanisms that provide a range of housing options for women and their children who experience disadvantage. The VWHA is a social housing developer creating homes that will enable women and their children to live with dignity as contributing members of local communities. It is an operating principle of VWHA that resources are sourced from the private, public and community sectors in order to leverage contributions and maximise the best use of limited resources.

The VWHA is a not for profit company limited by Guarantee (with Public Benevolent Institution status) managed by a voluntary Board of Directors. The Board comprises women from the private, public, academic and community sectors who share the passion for improving the life choices for women and families surviving on low incomes.

Board of Directors

Jane Standish (Chair)
Carmel McCormack (Deputy Chair)
Jannaya James (Treasurer)
Jeanette Large (CEO and Company Secretary)
Judie Kay
Bev Kliger
Sarah Iwaniw(nee Collins)
Christine Nunn
Marg Leser
Amanda Martin

VWHA Objectives:

To provide and manage not-for-profit low cost rental housing for low income women

To act as a lessor of low rental or subsidised housing for low income women

To refer low income women facing homelessness and destitution to low rental or subsidised accommodation

To refer women living in the Company's housing to counselling, rehabilitation and support services, where appropriate

To further these objectives, the Company will also:

Investigate and seek out ways of expanding the availability of not-for-profit rental or subsidised housing for women living in poverty and dissemibnate the results of such investigations through making speeches, presenting submissions and composing or distributing articles to the public media.

Major Sponsors and Supporters