Youth hostelling in Australia started in 1939 when YHA Victoria was formed in Melbourne, followed by YHA New South Wales (1942), YHA South Australia (1949), YHA Tasmania (1951), YHA Western Australia (1951), YHA Queensland (1962) and YHA Northern Territory (1976) [REF].
In 2016, the Boards of YHA Western Australia and YHA Ltd unanimously agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to work towards a merger with a target date of no later than 1 January 2018.