Annual Community Calendar Competition
“Thank you for the preview of our Calendar Competition entries. It is wonderful and makes me realise the beauty of where I live.”
Entries Open: First week July, with entry forms on our website
Entries Close: Last week July
Exhibition and Voting Opens: First week August
Exhibition and Voting Closes: First week September
Winners announced: Second week September
Every year we look forward to the Community Calendar Photo Competition and Exhibition with great excitement and anticipation.
The Competition is open to all ages, free to enter and we invite you to submit an entry that captures the theme ‘Upper Yarra-My Place, My Community’.
Entrants must live, study, work or have a close connection to the Upper Yarra area which is defined by the postcodes of 3799 and 3797
All accepted entries are included in our photo exhibition and automatically entered into the competition to find 12 winning entries to feature in our annual Community Bank Calendar. There is also prizemoney on offer to reward our 12 winning entries, with one category dedicated to recognising our Under 18 entrants.
To determine the 12 winning entries we invite the Community to get involved and vote for their favourite, as well as voting by our Community Bank branch staff and to round it out we also invite two guest Judges to assist.
Winners are announced in September, with the “FREE” Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank Calendar printed and available early December.
*Keep checking our Facebook page and website for updates announcements throughout the year*
NEW EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY 2021
- Judges Runner Up and Judges U18 Runner Up added
- People’s Choice 2nd and 3rd place added
- Entrants’ eligibility extended to include the 3139 townships of Don Valley, Launching Place and Hoddles Creek (in addition to townships of postcodes 3799 and 3797)
THE PRIZES
| 4 x Judges Awards | Winner | $500 |
| Runner Up | $250 | |
| U18 Winner | $250 | |
| U18 Runner Up | $150 | |
| 3 x People’s Choice
(Voting by the public) |
Winner | $300 |
| Second | $200 | |
| Third | $100 | |
| 2 x Community Bank Awards | Warburton Branch Staff | $150 |
| Yarra Junction Branch Staff | $150 | |
| 3 x Highly Commended
(Combination of Judges and Public voting) |
3 @ $100 each | $300 |
MARQUEES, UMBRELLAS OR HI-VIS VESTS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT
COMMUNITY BANK BRANDED EQUIPMENT is available for loan FREE OF CHARGE should you wish to take up the offer.
Please refer to the Booking Form to see the full range of items.
Bookings are essential! Get in early to avoid disappointment.
Download a booking form here
Booking forms should be emailed to UYCE > admin@upperyarra.net.au
COMMUNITYPOS
Community POS is our Mobile EFTPOS facility and is a service available to our Community Groups to make taking payments easier.
It provides temporary access to a Mobile EFTPOS terminal.
Perfect for Club Registration Days or Fundraising events.
Find out more by visiting our Warburton Community Bank
Or call Warburton on 03 5966 2122
COMMUNITY BANK – COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD – Warburton
Warburton has a NEW Community Noticeboard sponsored by Community Banks Warburton and Yarra Junction.
Located at the Warburton Bakery our Community Noticeboard offers free adverting opportunities to community groups and Community Bank sponsorship recipients to share their upcoming events and activities.
We are appreciative of the Warburton Bakery making the space available.
Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank Branches Making Good Things Happen In The Community.
Pictured: Yvie from the Warburton Bakery at the NEW Community Noticeboard
Community Bus for hire
Do you need to hire a small bus for an outing?
Funded by Upper Yarra Community Enterprise, the Warburton Advancement League (WAL) have a 24-seater, turbo diesel bus available at very good rates.
Available for your community group, school or private functions.
All you need is a “Light Rigid (LR)” endorsed licence or alternatively a driver can be arranged.
For information and bookings contact the WAL Booking Coordinator – Mobile 0437 095 327
Early booking is essential so you and your group are not disappointed!
Warburton Waterwheel Visitor Information Centre
Upper Yarra Community Enterprise (UYCE) continues to provide a significant in-kind contribution to the Warburton Waterwheel, the Upper Yarra’s Visitor Information Centre, through the direct support of coordination and management of the Centre.
The Warburton Waterwheel is the official site for tourism promotion in the Upper Yarra and provides visitor information, an Artists’ gallery space known as the “Waterwheel Gallery”, an Indoor Forest/Environment Education Centre and showcases the work of local artists and artisans through a retail space known as “Warburton Valley Handmade”.
The Centre is open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm and staffed by volunteers from the local community.
Working in conjunction with local Business Group – Warburton Valley CEDA – they also provide information to the public via social media, Facebook and Instagram, and through the website: www.visitwarburton.com.au
For further information contact the Warburton Waterwheel Visitor Information Centre
Phone: 03 5966 9600
Email: info@visitwarburton.com.au
Address: 3400 Warburton Highway, Warburton, Victoria 3799
Open: 7 days year round / 10am to 4pm
*Closed Christmas Day
