Housing Registrar
WAYSS Limited
Registration Category: Housing Provider
Registration Date: 20 June 2008
Agency Trading Name:

Agency contacts
CEO: Wayne Merritt   Chairperson: Cath Evans
Website: http://www.wayss.org.au/
Phone: 03 9791 6111
Head Office: 20 Princes Highway, Dandenong, Vic, Australia, 3175


Agency purpose / vision

We are here for all people facing homelessness and family violence and we will support them to have a safe, secure and affordable home that helps them to live a better life.

Agency history

WAYSS was formed from the amalgamation of several small incorporated associations. The agency has been operating under its current structure since 1997. Many of WAYSS' services have been in operation since the late 1970s.
WAYSS' core business is to assist individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to improve their life circumstances by providing access to stable, affordable and safe accommodation.
WAYSS is the major transitional housing support service in the southern metropolitan growth corridor encompassing the local government areas of Casey, Cardinia and the Mornington Peninsula, as well as Greater Dandenong and Frankston

Scope of operations
Housing

Family Violence Long Term Housing Program, Outer south Rooming House program, Housing Support, Transitional Housing Management (THM).

Housing support services

Accommodation Options for Families, Children’s Services, Drug Court Homelessness Assistance Program, High Risk Family Violence Services, Family Violence Outreach, Indigenous Tenants at Risk, Initial Assessment and Planning, Emergency Youth Accomm.

Tenant/Client group

People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Other services

Animal Assisted Education and Therapy

Geographic areas covered

City of Casey, City of Frankston, City of Greater Dandenong, Cardinia Shire, Mornington Peninsula

Key statistics
Housing properties under management

386

Properties in agency ownership

10

Tenancy units under management

512

Tenancy units in agency ownership

10

Staffing

213

Total assets for the last financial year

$10,872,374

Annual turnover for the last financial year

$13,975,241

Operational surplus for the last financial year

$180,638

Current housing projects

Development of a 10 unit family violence long term housing in Cardinia Shire 2019
Development of a 8 unit, i office youth facility in Cardinia Shire 2019-2020

Legal structure

WAYSS Ltd is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (incorporated as at 25 September 1997).

Key partnerships

Key partnership The agency has a number of key partners including: - Members of the Outer South East Integrated Family Violence Partnership - Partnership for Open Door with Launch Housing, and Salvocare Eastern Frankston, Partnership with Victoria Police for L17 program