Yarrunga Community Centre Inc. in Croydon Hills, Victoria | Community organisation

Yarrunga Community Centre Inc.

Locality: Croydon Hills, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9722 8942

Address: 76-86 Croydon Hills Drive 3136 Croydon Hills, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.yarrunga.org.au

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23.01.2022 What a beautiful day - if you have no plans for today and would like some company over lunch, please join our Community Virtual lunch today at 12.30pm - 1.30pm Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82669109330 Meeting ID: 826 6910 9330... Password: 484978 See more

23.01.2022 Some useful information from Yarra Valley Water for those who may need some financial assistance with their water bill.

22.01.2022 #16DaysOfActivism #RespectIs #CallItOut

21.01.2022 Maroondah City Council has undertaken a consultation survey to seek feedback on the presence of bike jump facilities within Yarrunga Reserve behind the tennis courts. Based on this feedback Council has allocated capital works funding in the 2020/21 financial year to reconstruct the authorised facility that caters for all ages and experience levels. Any unauthorised bike jumps within the reserve will be removed and the area returned to its natural state. Further consultation opportunities on concept designs will be available, including face to face and onsite consultations will commence pending the easing of restrictions for COVID-19. If you would like further information or to discuss the current consultation, please contact Council on 1300 88 22 33 or email [email protected]

19.01.2022 The Extreme Hardship Support Program is for people who: - live in Victoria, and - are unable to access Commonwealth income support such as JobKeeper or JobSeeker, or the Victorian International Student Emergency Relief Fund, and - have zero or very limited income, savings or community support... - are a temporary or provisional visa holder, or an undocumented migrant To apply visit www.redcross.org.au/vicrelief. Applicants will need their passport and bank statements showing transactions from the last month. Or call 1800 855 240.

18.01.2022 As part of Gambling Harm Awareness Week join a special Zoom discussion on Wednesday 21 October, 2pm - 3pm with a Q&A session https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/more-money-matters-tickets-

18.01.2022 Free frozen meals for people in need of food relief are now available through Eastland's Order and Collect Valet Service. For more information visit www.eastland.qicgre.com/Promotions/2020/05/Order-and-Collect

16.01.2022 Christmas carols will be playing in the supermarkets any minute now! Join our free Zoom Christmas cooking program and learn how to make tasty gifts and other Christmas goodies. You can join as many (or as few) classes as you like. Contact the Centre or our website for more information or enrol directly using this link: ... https://form.jotform.com/202318033650848

13.01.2022 Want to express your experiences of COVID isolation and lockdown through art? You don't need to be an artist - we have a facilitator to help, and funding is available to pay for costs. For more information contact https://yarrunga.org.au [email protected]; 0420 710 648; or enrol at https://form.jotform.com/202358617454054

13.01.2022 #16DaysCampaign #respectis #CallItOut

12.01.2022 We are celebrating NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week, from yesterday, the 8th November, to the 15th November. This year ...the theme is "Always Was, Always Will Be". Below is a snippet of what is included in the NAIDOC website. Have a read, if you would like to learn more, visit naidoc.org.au "Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. We are spiritually and culturally connected to this country. This country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant Nations. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Our adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled us to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts and rising sea levels. Always Was, Always Will Be. acknowledges that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent. All were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future. Through ingenious land management systems like fire stick farming we transformed the harshest habitable continent into a land of bounty. NAIDOC Week 2020 acknowledges and celebrates that our nation’s story didn’t begin with documented European contact whether in 1770 or 1606 - with the arrival of the Dutch on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula. The very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples. Our coastal Nations watched and interacted with at least 36 contacts made by Europeans prior to 1770. Many of them resulting in the charting of the northern, western and southern coastlines of our lands and our waters. For us, this nation’s story began at the dawn of time. NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history. We want all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the planet and to recognise that our sovereignty was never ceded. Always Was, Always Will Be." There are plenty of events happening this week that you can be apart of. Visit the link below to see what's on! https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC2020

10.01.2022 We're not letting coronavirus restrictions limit our great range of programs and activities. See what's on offer in Term 4 via Zoom or on other online facilities. Term 4 starts next week so be ready to go! https://www.yarrunga.org.au//at/2020/09/17/t4-2020-cag.pdf

10.01.2022 Congratulations to all the successful candidates for Maroondah City Council: Barngeong Ward - Marijke Graham (returned, former Wyreena Ward) Bungalook Ward (uncontested) - Tony Dib (returned unopposed, former Arrabri Ward) Jubilee Ward - Mike Symon (returned, former Mullum Ward)... McAlpin Ward - Suzanne Stojanovic (newly elected) Tarralla Ward- Paul Macdonald (returned, former Arrabri Ward) Wicklow Ward - Tasa Damante (returned, former Wyreena Ward) Wombolano Ward - Kylie Spears (returned, former Arrabri Ward) Wonga Ward - Nora Lamont (returned, former Mullum Ward) Yarrunga Ward - Rob Steane (returned, former Wyreena Ward) See more

10.01.2022 Our Community Virtual Lunches start up again today - please join us from12.30pm - 1.30pm for a chat. Time: Wednesdays, 12.30pm 1.30pm Join Zoom Meeting:... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82669109330 Meeting ID: 826 6910 9330 Password: 484978 See more

09.01.2022 Our free computer training for older people starts tomorrow - it's a great opportunity to become more confident with technology and we have included a range of different topics so you can choose the one or ones that will be most useful. Contact the office to enrol and we will send you the link.

08.01.2022 The full time average weekly wage for women is 14% less than for men. Source: Workplace gender Equality Agency (2020), Australia’s Gender Pay Gap Statistics #16dayscampaign... #callitout #respectis See more

04.01.2022 Happy Birthday to the amazing Jen for tomorrow! We are so sad that we can't celebrate with you on site, but we hope you enjoy your day. Jen is an absolute rock star at Yarrunga!

03.01.2022 Reconnect is a program offering one-to-one support to help people re-engage with training in readiness for employment. There are still positions available in the program that need to be filled before the end of November. For more information contact Cire on 1300 835 235.

03.01.2022 Have the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions left you feeling lonely? Do you feel more anxious or worried than usual? Are you in need of some help? Our new community support program - ‘MaroondahConnect’ - can help you access a range of emotional, practical and social supports if you are feeling lonely or isolated or facing some difficulties. Some of the support services we can put you in touch with include:... - Social connections - Food relief - Financial support - Family support - Mental health - Senior and youth services - Disability support - Drug and alcohol support - Family violence support - Gambling support - Housing and homelessness - Legal services. Reach out to our friendly team between 9am to 5pm by: Phone: 1300 88 22 33 or 9298 4598 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au//MaroondahConnect-communi (includes live chat)

02.01.2022 A busy morning at Yarrunga. Thanks to Ecodynamics for blow in mulch and sand...made a hard job super quick and easy. Thanks to Jason from Lifestartz for repairing the sandpit. I hope Bilingual Montessori love their freshened up play space. Also a big thank you to my hubby Peter Blackwell, he's always part of our voluntary maintenance crew!