Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce

Australia Day Festival Photos

2010-03-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

Australia Day Festival

2010-01-01T17:19:00.001-08:00

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce Australia Day Festival will be held on Tuesday 26th January at the Yarrawonga Foreshore commencing at 10:00am.

There will be fun and games for the whole family. Local band Fanbelt and DJ Steve Bowen will provide entertainment. There will be horse and cart rides, Martial Arts exhibitions, Face painting, Jumping Castle and giveaways. And all for just a Gold Coin donation. Food and drinks can also be purchased.

So join us for a great family fun day to celebrate all things AUSTRALIAN!

Christmas on Belmore

2010-01-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

Christmas on Belmore was held on Friday 18th December. Once again a great variety of entertainment was available for young and old alike. Childrens rides, street parade, Farmers Market Stalls, Santa on the Balcony, Ecumenical Choir, Sausage Eating competition, Rucco Bear, Christmas Dressup competion were amonst some of the exciting events. Traders stayed open so that shoppers could complete their Christmas shopping and after making some great purchases could then enter the prize draw. The $1000 Shopping Spree voucher was drawn at the kiosk at 8:30pm to end a great nights entertainment.

Yarrawonga Mulwala Everyone's a Winner 5 Hour Sale

2010-01-01T16:53:00.000-08:00

The annual Everyone's a winner 5 Hour Sale held on 29th October 2009 was once again an outstanding success. Some 86 Yarrawonga and Mulwala businesses participated!!! Feedback suggests that the new 5 hour format was good. Traffic counters showed that traffic almost doubled on the day of the Sale and there was a total of approximately 1800 purchases made during the sale.

Yarrawonga Diamond Day

2009-07-24T17:48:00.001-07:00

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce presents YARRAWONGA DIAMOND DAY on Saturday August 8 2009.

Tickets are now selling for $30 per person and include Bus travel to Wangaratta, Entry to the Racecourse and members area and a complimentary Racebook. Drinks are available at bar prices. Marquee and catering packages are also available.

Tickets can be purchased at the Belmore Street Kiosk on 31st July or at the Farmers Market on 26th July.

Or Contact Chanade
0422 110 372
inknprint@bigpond.com

or Don
03 5744 3923
houghtons1@bigpond.com

The event is proudly sponsored by:

Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism

Spa Jesaldan

ClubMulwala

La Porchetta Mulwala

Dominiques Jewellers/Houghtons

Premier Protection and Fazzcorp Entertainment

The Criterion Hotel Yarrawonga

First Farmers Market an Outstanding Success

2009-06-06T23:23:00.000-07:00

The first Yarrawonga Farmers Market held on Sunday 23rd May was an outstanding success with well over 2000 people in attendance. The twenty stallholders were surprised and delighted with the response from the shoppers. The demand was so high many stallholders were caught unawares and sold out very early and had to replenish stocks. All stallholders said that they would be bringing more stock next time.

Since the market several new stallholders have expressed interest in attending the Yarrawonga Farmers Market next month so the Market will be bigger and better.

The Yarrawonga Farmers Market will be held monthly in Piper Street Yarrawonga on the forth Sunday.

Banners for Belmore Street

2009-05-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

After many hours of negotiations with the relevant bodies and lots of fund raising these great new colourful banners have been erected in Belmore Street Yarrawonga.

Thanks to all the stakeholders including Powercor, Andrew Blankfield at Baymedia who provided the Banners, Yarrawonga Mulwala Development and Moira Shire Council.

YARRAWONGA FARMERS MARKET

2009-04-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

The first Yarrawonga Farmers Market will be held on Sunday 23rd May 2009 in Piper Street Yarrawonga. The market will be an authentic Farmers Market providing direct access to local producers. A great family outing is assured with lots of fun including buskers and other entertainment. Entry is by gold coin donation. Proceeds to local community groups.

The Yarrawonga Farmers Market will be launched at a function at Coops Restaurant on Wednesday 13th May 2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. This function will be a fantastic chance for locals to meet some stallholders and get involved with the Farmers Market

The Yarrawonga Farmers Market is a joint project of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce. Funding has been provided by Regional Development Victoria and the market is proudly supported by Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism.

Harry M. Miller

2009-03-07T21:13:00.000-08:00

Chamber members at Breakfast with Harry M Miller

President Dominic Fotia meets Harry M Miller

Photos Courtesy of the Yarrawonga Chronicle

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce presents Harry M. Miller live in Yarrawonga Mulwala on Tuesday 31st March at Clubmulwala Auditorium commencing at 7:30pm. Dinner will commence at 6:30pm.

Tickets Prices are as follows:
Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber Members:
$48 p/p including dinner
$30 p/p speaker only
Non Members:
$58 p/p including dinner
$40 p/p including dinner

Tickets can be purchased from
The Material Girls - Joy Jeffery 5744 2413
Yarrawonga Fencing and Outdoor solutions -
Renea Maskell 5743 3900
Kirsty Heather - Coops 5743 1922
Dominic Fotia - Dominiques 5744 1345

Proudly Sponsored by Yarrawonga Chronicle, Young Entrepreneurs and Proffessionals Network, Edge FM/3NE, ClubMulwala, Yarrawonga Caravan Park Committee and Moira Shire Council.

Harry M Miller appears by arrangement with the Harry M Miller Group

Australia Day Festival

2009-01-15T17:59:00.000-08:00

Join us on the beautiful Yarrawonga Foreshore for the Australia Day Festival on January 26th 2009.

Commencing at 11:00am there will be live music by local band Fanbelt.

Free entertainment for the children will include Waterslide, Jumping Castle, Face Painting and Balloons.

There will also be a sausage sizzle and bush poetry readings, giveaways and lots more.

It will be a great family day so bring along your chair/rug and picnic and make it a True Blue Aussie Day.

Major Sponsors: Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce, Moira Shire, Southern Cross Ten and Yarrawonga Holiday Park, Belmore Butchery, Coops, Burkes Hotel,Criterion Hotel and Lambtastic.

Christmas on Belmore

2008-12-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

Another successful Christmas on Belmore was held on Friday 19th December 2008 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. There was fun for all the family with a Christmas Dressup Parade held at Little Tots Shop to commence the evening.
At 6:00pm Santa appeared on the balcony of the Yarrawonga Shire Hall to the delight of the waiting children below. Santa then climbed aboard a fire truck for a quick trip around town before taking to the street and then joining the fun at the 2nd Annual Banger Eating Competition. Many great prizes were on offer for this event hosted by Belmores Butchery.
At 7:00pm the Yarrawonga Mulwala Ecumenical Choir delighted passers by with their beautiful Christmas Carols on the steps of the Yarrawonga Shire Hall.
There was also a jumping castle and ferris wheel providing free rides for the children thanks to the Community Health Centre.
8:00pm saw the first of the prize draws with Dana McErvale and Leigh Dolby each winning a $100 shopping spree and then at 9:00pm the major prize of a $1000 shopping spree was won by 3 year old Jassy Seach.
The Respite House Appeal committee also drew their raffles so more prizes were up for grabs.

Community Christmas Tree

2008-11-25T22:14:00.000-08:00

Yarrawonga Mulwala can celebrate Christmas this year with a Community Christmas Tree.

After several years of thwarted attempts the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce have been successful in supplying power to the Fir Tree on the Yarrawonga Foreshore so that the tree can be lit up for Christmas.

The tree will be decorated with ornaments made by Yarrawonga and Sacred Heart Primary Schools and lights have also been purchased.

Our Community Christmas Tree will come alive for the first time on Monday 1st December at 8:30pm. The celebration will begin at 8:00pm with entertainment provided by Yarrawonga Secondary College bands and the Yarrawonga Mulwala Ecumenical Choir.

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all those involved in the Community Christmas Tree including the Yarrawonga and Sacred Heart Primary Schools, The Yarrawonga Secondary College, the Yarrawonga Mulwala Ecumenical Choir, Jim Carroll of Yarra Tree Lopping for his assistance in hanging the decorations and Brett James Electrical. Thanks are also extended to the Alexander Park Club, Yarrawonga Mulwala Development, the Mulwala Ski Club and the Moira Shire Council for their financial contributions to the project.

YMCC have also been successful in obtaining permission from Powercor to attach banners to their power poles in Belmore Street thanks to an innovative new banner design by Baymedia.

Colourful Christmas banners designed by local designer BT Designs will be up in time for Christmas and after the festive season the second banner will be erected to brighten Belmore Street for the rest of the year.

A word from the President

2008-11-02T15:58:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to thank everyone for attendance at the meeting on Tuesday 21st October. We pushed quickly through the agenda and managed to get everyone home at a reasonable hour. I'm certainly one for a quick meeting so if ever things need more discussion or think time, please let me know. The idea with the sub committees is that they put in the time required between meetings discussing issues and bring recommendations to be ratified at the monthly meetings.

Thanks also to everyone who put their name up for sub committees, we have a great cross section of business people on the Chamber and so should be able to come up with good ideas on promoting business in Yarrawonga Mulwala, and the Chamber to the business community. I envisage sub committees meeting once a month, however informal, be it a 10 - 15 minute get together or a joint communication via email. We all need to think of ideas and issues which need addressing and come up with a priority plan to put them in place. Please feel free to put your ideas and email to Pauline for circulation.

Pauline has done some great work on the street banners and we all look forward to the day when there is something other than power lines hanging from the poles. Great to be getting funding from Moira Shire to go towards our Banners and Christmas Tree.

Judy has spent some time trying to come up with a promotion to get the message out to potential tourists that Yarrawonga Mulwala has got plenty of water and is keen to accommodate all tourists. The "Shop Local" and "Petrol Promotion" would allow us to access the funding currently available from Moira Shire. The upcoming Christmas on Belmore planning will also be commencing soon.

It would also be good to have one social/networking evening before the end of the year and look forward to hearing from that sub committee soon.

We need to hold further discussions with Rotary regarding our role in the Business Excellence Awards. The Chambers name is connected with the awards night and it is important that all avenues are explored towards the ongoing success of these important awards recognising and congratulating business people for their contribution to our communities.

Congratulations to Penne and her sub committee for the fantastic job they have done in putting the 3 Hour Sale promotion together. We had over 60 businesses taking part and a budget of over $13000 which enabled advertising to reach out to a huge population. This should turn into $$$$$$$ in our tils!! That will put a smile on all our faces. Congratulations again!

The issues of car parking and retail space in Yarrawonga are issues that need to be pursued diligently with our new council in the new year.

Thanks for your time and contribution and lets all rejoice to the sounds of ringing tils.

Yours in Business

Dominic Fotia
President.

3 Hour Sale Bigger and Better Than Ever

2008-10-28T20:30:00.001-07:00

The 7th Annual 3 Hour Sale will be held this Thursday 30th October from 11:00am - 2:00pm. This years sale promises to be bigger and better than ever with 61 businesses participating.

Watch out for the sale posters in shop windows and brightly coloured T shirts and hats to indicate which businesses are participating.

Participating businesses will have vouchers which enable you to enter the draw for one of two $500 prizes of shopping vouchers at participating businesses. Photo supplied by Yarrawonga Chronicle.

Annual General Meeting

2008-10-01T21:00:00.001-07:00

The Annual General Meeting of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday 23rd September. A delicious 2 course meal was served at Coops restaurant which was thoroughly enjoyed by the 31 people in attendance.

Dominic Fotia was elected president for the coming year with John Pattison to serve as Vice President. Pauline Wilson and Chris Gardner will continue as Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Gail McCully and Judy and Kirsty Heather were welcomed to the committee. Penne Tregenza resigned from the committee and was thanked for her service over many years on the retail promotions sub committee.

Past President of Business Wangaratta, Trevor Barry, was guest speaker and spoke of his experiences during the rebuilding phase of this organisation.

Meetings of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm at the Victoria Hotel.

Yarrawonga Skills Store

2008-08-23T17:39:00.000-07:00

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce is proud to support the new Yarrawonga Skills Store. YNH Services in partnership with the Wodonga Skills Store will launch the Yarrawonga Skills Store on Tuesday 2nd September from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Coops Restaurant. Finger food will be served and drinks are available at bar prices.

Skills stores help people gain recognition for current skills and provide guidance on how best to gain qualifications or update or improve existing qualifications. All participants receive a referral to a Registered Training Organisation for recognition of their skills against a qualification and a $250 voucher towards this recognition process.

Anyone who is interested in finding out more about Skills Stores is invited to attend the Launch. RSVP to office@ynhservices.org.au

Farmers Market for Yarrawonga

2008-08-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

Belmore Street Yarrawonga moves closer to the reality of a Farmers Market. It is proposed that the Market be held one Sunday each month. The objective is to assist local farmers to promote thier product and to increase the viabilty of Sunday trading.

Moira Shire Council have received funding from Regional Development Victoria to conduct a Feasibility Study. There are three steps to the process. Firstly the viabiltiy of the site was assessed, then the Belmore Street Traders were consulted and finally an audit is being conducted to ensure there is sufficient local produce to support the market. If all these things can be ticked off, further funding can then be accessed to set up the market.

Farmers Markets operate under very strict guidelines. Stall holders sell only local produce and it is the producer who sells to the consumer. Shoppers can be assured of obtaining fresh local produce about which they are able to talk to the person who grew it!

Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Penne Tregenza, reports that there has been very positive feedback from the local traders.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2008-08-21T23:23:00.001-07:00

The Annual General Meeting of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday 23rd of September at Coops Food Bar Functions in Belmore Street Yarrawonga.

The evening will commence at 6:00pm. A two course dinner will be served at a cost of $20.00 per head.

The meeting will be conducted between courses and followed by the Guest Speaker for the evening "Tank" Barry. Tank is the Past President of Business Wangaratta.

All Yarrawonga Mulwala Business people are invited to attend. But please remember to RSVP for catering purposes by 15th September.

To RSVP or for further information contact the Secretary, Pauline Wilson on 0409 022 341 or by email at info@ymbiz.com.au

Visit Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce Website

2008-07-03T19:41:00.000-07:00

Why not pay a visit ot the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce website

You can find out more about Membership, Networking and find businesses in Yarrwawonga and Mulwala.

Networking & 3 Hour Sale Information Night

2008-07-03T19:07:00.000-07:00

More than 30 people attended a very successful Networking event at Fencing and Outdoor Building Solutions on Wednesday 18th June. Many great new ideas for the upcoming 3 Hour Sale were provided by those present.

The 3 Hour Sale, now in its seventh year is the major retail promotion conducted by the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce. It has become one of the best promotional days for the year. All businesses are encouraged to become involved.

For more informationa contact Penne on 5744 1076 or Roger on 5744 1033

Powercor Moira Shire Business Excellence Awards

2008-07-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

Members attended the Powercor Moira Shire Business Excellence Awards on Friday 2nd May 2008. The Yarrawonga Shire Hall was a magnificent venue for the event decorated with sensational floral arrangements by member business Country Flowers. A delicious three course meal featuring local produce was served.
The Guest speaker for the evening was the very entertaining Robyn Moore, the voice of Blinky Bill.
Local Yarrawonga business Belmore Butchery were winners of the Retail Excellence Award with their employee Paul Loechel also taking out the Customer Service Award.

Inquiry on Rural & Regional Tourism

2008-07-02T10:59:00.000-07:00

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce was invited to present to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Rural and Regional Tourism at the Yarrawonga Public Hearing on 20th March 2008. Issues covered during the presentation included the lake levels and the need for a new bridge. The issue of skill shortages and local education opportunities for school leavers were also discussed including the proposed new education precinct.

Business After Dark

2008-07-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

The very first Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce Business After Dark event was held at All Bearings and Spares on Friday 11th April 2008. Approximately 30 people attended the function. The Business Card draw for a Free Membership was won by Body Power Personal Training. Thanks to Shane & Katie Cummins for hosting the event.

TOM O'TOOLE - BEECHWORTH BAKER

2007-10-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

Tom O'Toole is a charismatic and inspirational "Baker" of Beechworth Bakery fame. It is not well known that he ran a business in Yarrawonga many years ago. Hear how his attitude towards business changed along life's journey and how he became one of the most successful bakers in Australia. Tom is now an icon in the business community and he has toured the countryside captivating audiences with his inspiring presentation.
The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring Tom O'Toole to town on Wednesday 21st November 2007 to inspire residents, business people and their employees, school leavers and sportspeople, etc who will greatly benefit to hear an incredible rags to riches story of how an ordinary person can turn failure into success just by having the right attitude.
This event will be held at the Mulwala Water Ski Club Chinese Restaurant at 6.00pm for Dinner & Speaker ($50 per ticket) or 7.30pm for Theatre style seats for Speaker only ($30 per ticket).
Proudly sponsored by the Mulwala Water Ski Club and Hadar Homes.

2007-09-15T20:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another edition of Chamber Chat. Our membership drive is well underway. Many businesses will have received a visit from Penne Tregenza representing the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce. Penne is hoping to recruit as many businesses as possible to become members. There are some fantastic initiatives for all businesses to become involved in so please make every effort to pay your membership as soon as possible to take advantage of all the great benefits. It is vital that all businesses support the YMCC so that the goals that have been set can be achieved. If you haven’t received a visit and would like more information please contact us as it is very difficult as a volunteer organisation to get around to all the businesses.

YMCC has managed to secure the services of Tom O’Toole of Beechworth Bakery fame to speak on Wednesday 21st November 2007. As many of you will be aware Tom O’Toole is a great motivational speaker who actually owned a business in Yarrawonga early in his career. This will be a fantastic function so watch out for more information soon.

Planning for the 3 Hour Sale is underway and YMCC have enlisted the services of Karen Mullavey to assist with getting businesses on board for this great promotion. It is all about getting customers to our shopping centre so that we can showcase what is available. But once again everyone needs to be involved.

The Leadership Program delivered by Jason Staggers of Archon Consulting continues and is open to all businesses who are members of the Chamber free of charge. The sessions are held fortnightly at the Back of Burkes with the next one on 12th September at 7:00pm. Even if you haven’t attended all or indeed any of the sessions you will still gain something by coming along.

YMCC meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month with the next one due for Tuesday 18th September at 7:00pm at the Victoria Hotel. All members and prospective members are welcome to attend these meetings.

YMCC would like to thank the Victoria Hotel and Burkes Hotel for their support in providing their premises free of charge for meetings and other functions.

For further information contact President Glen Mitchell on 0418 568 145 or Secretary Pauline Wilson on 5744 2419.

Yarrawonga's Logo

2007-09-01T14:33:00.000-07:00

After extensive community consultation Yarrawonga now has a comprehensive marketing plan. Part of this plan was a Yarrawonga Logo.

Welcome to Chamber Chat

2007-08-30T15:08:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the new blog for the Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce. Our recently rejuvenated Chamber of Commerce is working hard to promote the business community of Yarrawonga & Mulwala

Our Purpose
The Yarrawonga Mulwala Chamber of Commerce is a forum for local businesses to meet together to share and develop skills and knowledge in an environment of support, camaraderie and fun.
We share common goals that focus on growth and profit for the local businesses and participate in the development of a more vibrant community.