crisis support and bill help

When Bills Pile Up: Practical Crisis Support from LinC Yarra Valley

Some weeks arrive like a stack of envelopes you did not invite in. A power bill that spikes. A school expense that cannot wait. A fridge that looks a little too empty. And the quiet, sinking thought: I’m doing my best, but it still isn’t…
Supporting our local community

2026 on the Horizon: Supporting our Local Community

As we step into a new year, we recognise that the need in our community is not easing. Cost of living pressures, housing insecurity, family stress, and social isolation are still shaping daily life for many locals. At LinC, we will keep doing…
Casey Community Awards

LinC Yarra Valley Volunteer Recognised in Casey Community Awards

LinC Yarra Valley is proud to congratulate Mark Knoll, a recent recipient of the Casey Volunteer Award. Mark oversees our weekly, multi-site Social Supermarket program and leads the Yarra Junction site. Week in, week out, Mark and his team…

Welcoming Christian Youth Camps, ADANAC

We’re delighted to welcome Christian Youth Camps, ADANAC as a member of the LinC Yarra Valley network. Christian Youth Camps, ADANAC has been a fixture of the Yarra Junction community since the 1960’s. Sprawled on a 13 acre hill in the…

Welcoming Open Door at Zac’s Place

We’re delighted to welcome Open Door at Zac’s Place as a member of the LinC Yarra Valley network. Located at 2438 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction, Open Door at Zac’s Place is a warm and inclusive Christian community where everyone is…
LinC Yarra Valley Community Impact

LinC Community Impact & Volunteer Service Awards 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting last month. We are grateful for your encouragement, your prayers, and your steady belief that love can be organised into something practical. Thank you also to our hosts, and to Yarra…
community impact

A Year of Care, Compassion and Community Impact

LinC Yarra Valley’s 2025 Annual Report and Community Impact Report offer a moving reminder of what can happen when a community chooses to care. LinC Yarra Valley Annual Report 2025 LinC Yarra Valley Community Impact Report 2025 Across the…
rescuing food and sustaining community

Rescuing Food and Sustaining Community

Rescuing Food and Sustaining Community: LinC Yarra Valley’s Role in Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity Across Australia, millions of people are struggling to afford enough food. At the same time, tonnes of perfectly good food is wasted…
Helping to Alleviate Food Insecurity

Helping to Alleviate Food Insecurity

A closer look at helping to alleviate food insecurity - national picture, local realities in the Upper Yarra & Mooroolbark Across Australia, the cost-of-living squeeze is pushing more families to the edge - especially when it comes to…

Church Member Story: Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church

Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church is a Church Member of LinC Yarra Valley and provides one of our five weekly social supermarkets. As we reflect on the last twelve months, we asked Ria Heatherich, who is one of LinC's Board Members and previous…

Church Member Story: Millgrove Baptist Church

Millgrove Baptist Church is a Church Member of LinC Yarra Valley and provides one of our five weekly social supermarkets. Millgrove Baptist Church has been serving  the community since their establishment in 1963. The purpose of Millgrove…

Church Member Story: Grace Communion Mooroolbark

Grace Communion Mooroolbark is a community-focused church and, through LinC Yarra Valley, GC Mooroolbark auspice SecondBite food deliveries every Friday in partnership with the Mooroolbark Umbrella Group Inc., running Goodness Gracious Network…