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Office of Housing

Getting help

If you are homeless, at risk of homelessness or escaping family violence, you can contact your nearest services below for assistance or you may wish to apply for housing.

The Consumer Charter is for people seeking or receiving assistance from any Victorian community-managed homelessness assistance or social housing service. It is designed to help individuals and organisations understand their rights and responsibilities.

After-hours services

Name Address Phone

St Kilda Crisis Centre - for people experiencing homelessness

29 Grey Street, St Kilda

10 am to 12 midnight, 7 days a week

(03) 9536 7777 or
Toll free for country Victoria: 1800 627 727 (calls from mobiles are not free)

Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service - for women and children experiencing family violence

71 Kepler St, Warrnambool (also have outposts)

24 hours a day - seven days a week

(03) 9322 3555 or
Toll free: 1800 015 188 (calls from mobiles are not free)

Specialist services

Name Address Phone
Women's Housing Ltd 6 Otter St, Collingwood (03) 9412 6868
Melbourne Youth Support Services 19 King Street, Melbourne (03) 9614 3688
Supported Housing Ltd - Transitional Housing Service for people with a disability 3/1401 Burke Rd, Kew East (03) 9859 8833

Homelessness support

Barwon Southwest Region

Name Address Phone
Barwon Housing and Homeless Support Services 26 - 28 Bellarine Street, Geelong 1800 993 093
12-14 Halstead Place, Geelong West
Salvation Army Social Housing Services 71 Kepler St, Warrnambool (also have outposts) (03) 5561 6844
Brophy Family and Youth Services 210 Timor St, Warrnambool (03) 5561 8888

Eastern Metro Region

Name Address Phone
Anchor Community Care 7-9 John St, Lilydale 1300 558 484
Community Housing (Vic) Ltd 9 Prospect Street, Box Hill 1300 558 484
United Care Harrison Community Services 1012 Little Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South 1300 558 484
Salvation Army East Care 16 Church St, Hawthorn  1300 558 484
Wesley Homelessness Services 291a Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood 1300 558 484 

Gippsland Region

Name Address Phone
Community Housing (Vic) Ltd

225-227 Princes Drive, Morwell

(03) 5153 2933
Salvation Army Social Housing Service Gippscare 51A McCartin Street, Leongatha (03) 5662 4502

36 Williams Street, Warragul

(03) 5622 1522

Grampians Region

Name Address Phone
Wimmera UnitingCare

185 Baille Street, Horsham

(03) 5382 6789

UnitingCare Housing

105 Dana Street, Ballarat

(03) 5332 1286

Hume Region

Name Address Phone
Rural Housing Network Ltd 82 High Street, Wodonga (02) 6055 9000
40-42 Rowan Street, Wangaratta (03) 5722 8000
43b Wyndham Street, Shepparton (03) 5831 7755
12A Tallarook Street, Seymour (03) 5799 0944

Loddon Mallee Region

Name Address Phone
Loddon Mallee Housing Services Ltd 24-30 View Street, Bendigo (03) 5442 4288
122 Ninth Street, Mildura (03) 5023 7243

North and West Metro Region

Name Address Phone
North East Housing Services 52-56 Mary Street, Preston (03) 9479 0700
St Vincent De Paul Victoria 163-165 Wheatsheaf Rd, Glenroy (03) 9300 2977
Yarra and CBD Homelessness Services 68 Oxford St, Collingwood 1800 048 325
MetroWest Housing Services 218 Nicholson Street, Footscray (03) 9689 2777
Salvation Army Social Housing Services 27 Sun Crescent, Sunshine (03) 9312 5424

Southern Metro Region

Name Address Phone
HomeGround 122 Chapel Street, St Kilda East (03) 9537 7711
Hanover Southern Housing and Support Services
1st Floor, 11 Chesterville Rd, Chelteham (03) 9556 5700
WAYSS Ltd 294 - 300 Thomas Street, Dandenong (03) 9791 6111