In the early 1980s in Western Australia, a community group in Bunbury was interested in addressing the needs of young people who were unable to live at home. In 1983, the Department for Community Welfare funded the group to develop Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project, which was then funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program (YSAAP). Some young people may have been referred by child welfare authorities, but self-referrals were possible under this funding program.
At first, Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project found places for young people aged 16-24 years in hostel or refuge-type accommodation in Bunbury. The service focused on young people could not live at home, and who could not afford to board or rent privately.
On 11 November 1987, Bunyap became incorporated in the State of Western Australia, as the Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project Inc. On 25 November 1993 the service changed its name to Bunyap Inc.
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