Wesburn to get Black-Spot Federal Funding

FEDERAL blackspot funding has been confirmed for five dangerous roads and intersections in the Yarra Valley, Lilydale and Kilsyth.
Last Thursday, Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Anthony Albanese announced the projects as part of the national $144.7 million scheme.
Black spots funded for the area include:
$116,000 to realign road, install splitter islands and a street light and upgrade warning signage at Station Rd and Railway Rd in Wesburn.

Link to the full story: Lilydale & Yarra Valley Express

Competition for Secondary School Students - win a $100 Bendigo Bank Account.

Secondary School students in the SYR are invited to enter our Logo competition for a chance to win a Bendigo Bank Account valued at $100. Become the artist behind our logo! This is a fantasic opportunity for the youth to get their creative thinking caps on to come up with a logo for our community group. Your entry would become a valuable piece of work to include in your folio. Should you be the winner, then a $100 Bendigo Bank Account is yours along with the prestige of seeing your design on this blog and in our future correspondence throughout the community. Details will be posted here very soon!!!! We acknowledge the support of our local Yarra Junction branch of the Bendigo Bank.

UYCV Strategic Plan - Defining a new Purpose

UYCV is putting together it's Strategic Plan for the next 12 months. Part of the Plan requires the community group to define a new purpose. The community is asked to consider what they believe would be "preferred aspirational township traits". What features should an ideal community have? Since the release of Council's Draft Plan this may be a golden moment to consider this document whilst putting in place our own document. Are the priorities of our Council in line with what the Community considers should be a part of our townships plan? This will be a focus for our next meeting. Let us know your thoughts.

RISE concert

Check out the following URL for information on the RISE concert. An event not to be missed.

http://www.yarravalleyrises.com.au/rise/home.aspx?docId=693

April 19th from 10 am till 8 pm, great value for the family and all proceeds go to the Bushfire Recovery Appeal.

Shire of Yarra Ranges Bushfire Recovery Newsletter

Check out the following URL for information on "Thanks Mate" an event to be held on Sunday 26th April at Yarra Valley Racecourse Yarra Glen and "Exceptional Hardship Support Grants" for local community heroes who selflessly opened their doors and hearts to assist with food, supplies, shelter and other necessities for those in need.

http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/Community_Newsletter4.pdf

This newsletter outlines other events in April and lists information for the community for the Bushfire Recovery.

April Meeting

Date: 8th April
Where: Yarra Centre

Agenda Items

Business arising from previous minutes:

1. CBI report
2. Active Places
3. Bendigo Bank
4. Bringing Christmas Carols back to Yarra Junction? to be Discussed at April Meeting
5. Logo Design & Competition
6. Blog site http://uycv.blogspot.com
7. Strategy Plan

General Business:

1. Membership of the Yarra Ranges Environmental Advisory Committee

Any further issues, please post here by Tuesday 7th April and, should time permit, we will consider these during our meeting.

Community Building Initiative (CBI)

As the UYCV representative on the CBI we headed for Reefton on Friday to meet with an enthusiastic group of people from all around our community. Representatives from various groups were able to inform us about their current or planned projects. The theme for the evening was based around Community Gardens. We heard about some great examples that are happening and some which would like to happen. Some are happening in the schools in the area and this is really great to get the young children involved. This included examples of then using the produce to cook and make your own lunch. We also heard from the UYCEP group which is modelled upon CERES. We look forward to establishing some kind of network to enable some support for all of the projects happening. How wonderful it would be to be able to create from new and gain the advice from so many with the expertise? And ... we had so many passionate, talented, experienced folks from so many places in our community. We also heard form MERG and their excellent plans for paths to link up work already undertaken. A night of community building and hopefully more to come.

Lights are on at the Yarra Centre

The community may have noticed during the past few weeks that the lights are now on in the carpark at the Yarra Centre. This is fantastic news and the result of your township group and it's continual discussion with the Shire of Yarra Ranges to ensure this work was completed. We have been very patient but are now rewarded just in time before daylight saving finished and the onset of darker evenings. We hope this makes finding your car much easier and safer. These lights along with the speed signs will hopefully make the Yarra Centre an excellent facility for the community in ensuring community safety. For details of programs check out the following page: http://victoria.ymca.org.au/cpa/htm/htm_facility_detail.asp?page_id=2&facility_id=178