Community members cheered as the Great Steps of Warburton were officially opened. 125849 Picture: JESSE GRAHAM Source: Upper Yarra Mail see link By JESSE GRAHAM VISITORS and residents alike will have another reason to step on up to Warburton, with a community mosaic project finished and officially unveiled last Friday. The Great Steps of Warburton mosaic project was officially opened …
Acquittals – the end and another beginning
Acquittals – the end and another beginning The acquittal is an important stage of the sponsorship process that occurs at the end of your project or event. All sponsorship recipients are required to complete a simple form that can be downloaded from our website. It is important to keep good records – for example a spreadsheet – and receipts for …
‘My Place, My Community’ entries open
‘My Place, My Community’ entries open Download Calendar Photo Competition Entry form 2014 The third annual ‘Upper Yarra – My Place, My Community’ photo competition is now on. We’re looking for twelve wonderful photographs to showcase in our 2015 Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank branches calendar, which is a gift to our community at the end of the year. …
Local Life Issue 3 now available
Local Life Issue 3 now available It’s here. A brand new issue of Local Life, the newsletter of the Upper Yarra Community! Click to Download and enjoy finding out more about the wonderful work done by people in your local community.
Making a World of Difference
Making a World of Difference We recently provided $10,000 in sponsorship funding to this project – here’s a letter from Angela Goldman about how the funds will be used to help students from Upper Yarra Secondary College ‘make a difference’ in Cambodia. The trip is called World of Difference and is arranged through Rotary Club for Upper Yarra Secondary …
Great Steps – history making in Warburton
‘The Great Steps of Warburton’ begins – all invited to create in this history-making community mosaic project. The Warburton streetscape will soon feature one of the most beautiful and enduring permanent art installations ever created in Australia. ‘The Great Steps of Warburton’ is a large-scale mosaic that will be created by an entire community in a series of workshops …
We’re growing together
We’re growing together We are proud sponsors of Koha Community Cafe’s new program ‘What’s to eat’. We’d love to see you there too.
Warburton Up and Running a credit to organisers and our town
Warburton Up and Running a credit to organisers and our town Sunday was a perfect day for a run or walk, and for some even a half marathon! The Warburton Up and Running event, now in its 11th year, attracted more than 700 participants in what is arguably one of the most picturesque fun runs Australia wide. We are proud …
Women Share the Shed
Women Share the Shed A new women’s group at Ben’s Shed is a community development initiative that aims to create a learning and working space for women of the valley interested in woodwork, the proper use of tools and many other activities associated with ‘a shed’. Last Friday we had twenty local women gather for a morning tea introductory session …
Open to possibilities – Warburton Community Space
Open to possibilities – Warburton Community Space What does it mean to a community to have a cheerful, minimal cost space to meet? How central is a community space to the vibrancy of community life? What can be done to help community groups meet and prosper? These questions were asked at the Community Forum program more than eighteen months ago …