Yackity Yak

16/01/2025

YCDCo Sale!
Various items have been marked with clearance prices throughout the store! Be sure to pop by before they go!

24/12/2024

Congratulations!

The winners of the Santa‘s Lost Present Competition were:

First prize - $50 voucher for Gum Tree Pies
Carmel Kelly

Second prize - $40 voucher for Beechworth Bakery
Paddy Grogan

Third prize - $30 voucher for Yack Foodworks
Saoirse Beatty

Thank you so much to everyone who entered. Thank you to Chris and team at the post office for helping to run the competition

Have a great festive season everyone.

Yackity Yak

24/12/2024

Entries close this afternoon at 4pm! Grab a Yackity Yak and count how many presents Santa lost in the newspaper. Entry forms to the post office by 4pm. Great (yummy) vouchers to be won.

13/12/2024

Did you know this edition of the Yackity Yak has a fun competition to enter with great prizes? Pick up a copy or read it online, find the presents Santa lost in the paper and win vouchers for some delicious refreshments in Yack. Entries close on Christmas Eve.

28/08/2024

Do you feel prepared for an emergency situation? Do you know what do in the first 72 hours?

Join one of our free community workshops being held throughout September to learn what your responsibilities are in an emergency and how you can be best prepared.
Find all the details and book your spot here: www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/72hours

26/08/2024

It’s International Dog Day and we’re paying tribute to our canine best buds 🌟 Here’s Lola 😍 she’s a Border Collie x Kelpie who loves running, when she isn’t snuggling with her favourite humans of course. We’d love to see your doggo family members too, so share a photo with a line or two about why you love them, and we’ll feature them in our weekly newsletter YOUR INDIGO 🙌💕

In the meantime, here are some tips to help ensure you’re being the best pet parent you can be:

👌Make sure your dog is registered, micro-chipped and vaccinated
🏠Ensure your dog is securely confined to your property. This means your yard must have a closed gate and an escape-proof fence
🐕Always keep your dog on a leash when out and about
💩And don’t forget to pick up after them if they go to the loo, nobody likes walking in dog poo 🤢
For more information on responsible pet ownership 👉bit.ly/2N9RP0Q

01/07/2024

Applications are now open for three of our annual grant programs, with more than $130,000 up for grabs 🌟✨

This is a great opportunity for local organisations to apply for funding for community and sustainability initiatives, as well as community and tourism events.
Here's what you can receive through each program stream:

✨ Community Grants: $50,000
✨ Events Grants: $60,000
✨ Community Sustainability Grants: $21,230

Head to our website at https://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/grants to find further information as well as details on information sessions being held across the Shire.

08/06/2024

Yack Winter Disco is Back!
Yackandandah, it’s winter time, the cold is here, and This Way North is inviting you to spend an evening with them keeping warm at the Yack Winter Disco Ball on Friday 28th of June - 5.30pm to 11.30pm.
It’s a fundraiser for the awesome organisation called Way Out Wodonga who support young LGBTIQA+ people in Albury-Wodonga and surrounds.

There will be dance competitions with prizes, a raffle and kids‘ activities.

Tickets are:
$25 for adults
$10 for kids
Under 5s are free.

Get your tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CRTKS

Let’s boogie!

Well it was just too much fun last year to only do it once! So the YACK WINTER DISCO BALL IS BACK! This Way North is inviting you to spend an...

12/03/2024

AVCLP Scholarship Opportunity – Growing Local Leadership in Yack

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in our vibrant community? YCDCo is delighted to confirm that we are supporting a scholarship for a local, community minded individual to undertake the 2024 Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program (AVCLP) a scholarship. The program has a proud reputation of developing existing and emerging leaders through a unique experiential “learning by doing” approach. Participants develop personal leadership skills, knowledge of the region and a broad network of professional and community contacts.

The 2024 program will run from May to November, and will be 14 full days, including a study tour to Melbourne, and two overnight retreats, a launch event and final celebration, in addition to several online skills sessions. The scholarship will help ensure we can uplift an emerging or established leader within Yack, to help pave the way forward for our community from within.

Don’t delay – applications for the program have been pushed back to Sunday 17th March. Further information including the application form can be found on the AVCLP website:
AVCLP.org.au

02/03/2024

AVCLP Scholarship Opportunity – Growing Local Leadership in Yack
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in our vibrant community? YCDCo is delighted to confirm that we are supporting a scholarship for a local, community minded individual to undertake the 2024 Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Annual Program (AVCLP) on a fully funded scholarship.
For more than 20 years, AVCLP has fostered the development of a vibrant network of over 500 Alumni across Northeast Victoria, our Border regions and beyond. There are a number of locals who have undertaken the program, and gone on to do some pretty amazing things.
The program has a proud reputation of developing existing and emerging leaders through a unique experiential “learning by doing” approach. Participants develop personal leadership skills, knowledge of the region and a broad network of professional and community contacts.
The 2024 program will run from May to November, and will be 14 full days, including a study tour to Melbourne, and two overnight retreats, a launch event and final celebration, in addition to several online skills sessions. The program will be intentional in its place-based approach, and will continue to visit each LGA in our region to learn more about the unique opportunities and challenges.
The scholarship will help ensure we can uplift an emerging or established leader within Yack, to help pave the way forward for our community from within. Don’t delay – applications for the program close Sunday 10th March. Further information including the application form can be found on the AVCLP website:

Annual Program (AVCLP) ANNUAL PROGRAM UPDATES - 1st March 2024: Confirmed Program Schedule and Confirmed Scholarship Opportunities APPLY NOW FOR AVCLP 2024 Or click here to download a word version of the application form: AVCLP 2024 Application Form (Word)

15/01/2024

This Friday, 19th January, is the deadline for the February/March 2024 edition of Yackity Yak. Please get your copy to us by 5pm on that day, and any changes to advertisements. You can email copy and photos to us at [email protected]

Looking forward to hearing from you!

24/11/2023

The weather doesn’t look too flash for YCDCo’s Picnic BBQ in Isaac’s Park tomorrow, but the event will plough on regardless ! If it’s just too wet to be outside then we have the Public Hall as backup, but we are borrowing marquees if it’s just looking like showers.

The event organisers will make a call in the morning and there will be posts on the Yack Community FB page. If in doubt, do a quick drive past! See you tomorrow!