Nominations open for Youth Initiative Award
The Ian De La Rue Youth Initiative Award was first awarded in 2012 to honour the memory of the late Ian De La Rue OAM, first Chairman of the Warburton Community Bank and a member of the Steering Committee. Each year we seek to recognise, acknowledge and reward a young person who makes a positive contribution to their community. This …
Calendar Competition winners announced today!
Congratulations to all of our participants in the 2020/2021 9th Annual Calendar Competition, and thank you to all who visited our first ONLINE EXHIBITION and voted for their favourite Upper Yarra, My Place, My Community image. The votes have been counted and our People’s Choice Winner for 2020/2021 is Lara Bennett with her winning entry ‘Just Look Up’. (Today’s featured …
Meet our 2021 Calendar competition judges
We are delighted to announce our judges for this year’s Calendar Competition: Benno Poeder was born in the Netherlands. He studied art in Australia and moved to Warburton from Sydney, where he was an exhibiting photographer and teacher.Benno has had solo exhibitions here in the Yarra Valley of both his painting, graphic work and photo images. At the moment Benno is …
Announcing the 2021 Upper Yarra – My Place, My Community Online Exhibition
9th Annual Photographic and Calendar Competition Our first ONLINE EXHIBITION is now open! We are pleased to announce that the entries are all in, and the “Upper Yarra – My Place, My Community” ONLINE Exhibition is now open for viewing and voting (Click Here). This year we are pleased to introduce our two guest Judges, Benno Poeder and Paul X Stoney. …
New Covid-19 pandemic support program launches
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT– Upper Yarra Community Enterprise (UYCE) Community Sponsorship rounds for for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled. However, UYCE is pleased to announce that it is offering a new COVID-19 pandemic support program from August 2020. Community groups that are experiencing financial hardship and/or loss of an income source to continue their operations are invited to seek assistance …
UYCE Shareholder Information Bulletin May 2020
We are pleased to provide you with an update on of the year’s activities to date and how we are performing. Usually this would be in the form of a meeting, however due to the current pandemic we are not able to do so. In lieu of the annual ‘in person’ Shareholder Information Session please refer to our Shareholder Information Bulletin May …
Complete our Shareholder survey
We’ve come a long way together and we would like to hear from you – our valued Shareholders! We are conducting a survey of all SHAREHOLDERS of Upper Yarra Community Enterprise Limited and invite you to participate. It is part of UYCE’s desire to improve how our business serves and interacts with our shareholders, customers and the community in general, …
Community Support during Covid-19
Published 27 April 2020 There are a range of supports available to people of the Upper Yarra who may need relief services during this unprecedented time of Covid-19. Our Sponsorships program has helped to establish and grow many services for those experiencing homelessness, financial difficulties and challenges meeting basic needs for food and clothing. Mental and emotional support services are …
Life-saving defibrillators gifted to community provide access 24/7
The communities of Warburton and Yarra Junction can now access a defibrillator any time of the day or night on their main streets thanks to the Upper Yarra Community Enterprise, and the Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Bank branches. A public access defibrillator has been installed adjacent to the ATM at the front of each of the branches in an …