United Way Glenelg

United Way Glenelg Together, weโ€™re creating a future where everyone, in the Glenelg Shire community can thrive.

๐Ÿฅซโค๏ธ WOW! What an incredible effort from the students and staff at Portland Secondary College ! โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ‰ A massive THANK YOU...
07/06/2026

๐Ÿฅซโค๏ธ WOW! What an incredible effort from the students and staff at Portland Secondary College ! โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅซ

๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ‰ A massive THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the last week. The challenge was simple: ๐Ÿ‘•โœจ Wear casual and bring a can for the privilege! What a fantastic response from the students! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿ“ฆ The school has collected an amazing 393 cans and non-perishable food items for our Little FREE Pantries! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅซ Every can and item donated will help support individuals and families across our community throughout winter. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’™ These donations will help keep our Little FREE Pantries stocked and available for those who need a helping hand. ๐Ÿคโœจ

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› From all of us at United Way Glenelg, thank you for making a real difference, one can at a time. ๐Ÿฅซโค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†?๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’›Using CrowdRaiserโ„ข from GiveNow you can set up you...
06/06/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†?๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’›
Using CrowdRaiserโ„ข from GiveNow you can set up your very own page and raise funds for your very own community! ๐Ÿค๐ŸŒฑ Set up the page as an individual or as a team/family! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโœจ

How to start a CrowdRaiser TODAY ๐Ÿš€
Step 1 ๐Ÿ‘‰
Click on the link below to go to our GiveNow ๐Ÿ”—
https://www.givenow.com.au/unitedwayglenelg

Step 2 ๐Ÿงญ
Determine if you want to support United Way Glenelgโ€™s Community Fund, Dolly Parton Imagination Library ๐Ÿ“š or COVID-19 Impact Fund ๐Ÿ’™. Click on Give Now โœ”๏ธ

Step 3 โœ๏ธ
Click on the link to Create CrowdRaiser

Step 4 ๐ŸŽจ
Personalise your CrowdRaiser page by telling your story ๐Ÿ’ฌ and adding images ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ to help your family & friends connect to your mission. Select your target amount ๐ŸŽฏ and then communicate with your family, friends and colleagues about your CrowdRaiser! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

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โ˜•๐Ÿ’› ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป $๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ? ๐Ÿ’›โ˜•For less than the cost of a coffee โ˜•, you can help create opportunities for people and families rig...
05/06/2026

โ˜•๐Ÿ’› ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป $๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ? ๐Ÿ’›โ˜•

For less than the cost of a coffee โ˜•, you can help create opportunities for people and families right across the Glenelg Shire ๐ŸŒโค๏ธ.

Our new micro-donation campaign makes it easy to give a little and make a difference ๐Ÿ™Œ. Whether it's supporting children's literacy ๐Ÿ“š, helping families through tough times ๐Ÿค, reducing social isolation ๐Ÿ˜Š, or backing community-led projects ๐ŸŒฑ, every small donation adds up.

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐™Ž๐™ค ๐™›๐™–๐™ง, ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™ก๐™ฎ "๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™" 32 ๐™˜๐™ค๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™จ!โ˜•โ˜•โ˜•๐Ÿ™Œ

That might not sound like much, but when lots of people give a little, amazing things can happen ๐Ÿ’›โœจ.

Instead of shouting a friend a coffee, why not shout one to your community? ๐Ÿกโค๏ธ

A $5 donation can help create positive change and support local programs that make Glenelg Shire an even better place to live ๐ŸŒŸ.

๐Ÿ’ณ To donate $5 click on the link https://www.givenow.com.au/shoutusacoffee and ๐Ÿ’› support your community.

Together, small acts of kindness can create a big impact ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿค—.

๐Ÿ’› โ˜• ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐ŸŒ โœจ

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—งHousehold Relief Payments of up to $1,000 are available for farmers, farm employees and farming co...
04/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง

Household Relief Payments of up to $1,000 are available for farmers, farm employees and farming contractors in the south west Local Government Areas and parts of West Wimmera Shire.

These payments are there to help you with household costs, like groceries, school expenses, utilities, rates and other important everyday expenses.

You may be eligible if:
- You are a farm owner, share farmer, lease holder, farm employee, or farming-dependent contractor.
- Your property or employment is located in one of the eligible LGAs.
- Your household income or labour is primarily devoted to farming.
= You have not received funding for the same expenses from another source.

For more information or to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/4rQO1EP

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿพ Rug up and join us at Kelpie Magic of Storytime this morning in Casterton! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ“šJoin Glenelg Libraries , Old Casterton C...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿพ Rug up and join us at Kelpie Magic of Storytime this morning in Casterton! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ“š

Join Glenelg Libraries , Old Casterton Community House, Casterton Playgroup and United Way Glenelg for a magical morning of stories, adventure and Kelpie fun in the lead-up to the Casterton Kelpie Festival.

Meet Scout and Charlie, the lovable characters from Scout and Charlie, written by Luke Balkin and brought to life through a special storytime reading by Sharron from Casterton Community House.

Children will also have the chance to enjoy a fun craft activity, Scout and Charlie book giveaways and have their photo taken with Warrock. You'll even get to meet the creator behind Scout and Charlie!

โœจ FREE EVENT
๐Ÿ“… Thursday 4 June 2026
๐Ÿ•ฅ 10.30am โ€“ 11.30am

๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ•Perfect for children aged 5 and under, with all ages welcome to join the fun.๐Ÿ’›โœจ

๐Ÿ“‹ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐Ÿ“ŠThis year, United Way Glenelg Presid...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿ“‹ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
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This year, United Way Glenelg President Marg Wagner took a different approach โœจ

Instead of delivering a traditional President's Report, Marg shared a poem ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’› a heartfelt reflection on the people, partnerships and community spirit that make our work possible.

It was a refreshing reminder that behind every statistic is a story ๐Ÿ“–, behind every project are people โค๏ธ, and behind every success is a community working together ๐ŸŒฑ.

Thank you, Marg, for delivering a President's Report that was thoughtful, creative and uniquely United Way Glenelg ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›.
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My report is a poem written solely by me
No AI, Copilot or Chat GPT.
These thoughts are mine looking back on the year
The work we have done to bring us all here.
You can read about programs, achievements and gains..
The report has it all โ€ฆour effort is plain!
I donโ€™t need to tell you the detail of those,
Turn the pages, read on, itโ€™s right under your nose.

We hope you can see how we work hard to make
Our community much stronger, a happier place.
We hear you, we see you, we know what to do
But canโ€™t do this solo we need you, you and you!

What I do need to say is โ€œThank you to youโ€
If youโ€™ve supported some way this fabulous crew.
As Board member, partner, a worker or friend,
Without your support this would come to an end.

Too many to name, we are grateful for all
The support that is given - tireless or small.
Glenelg Shire our focus - our strong beating heart
All the towns, farms and districts โ€“ every single part.

Thank you to Nic, the Board and the team
To newbies and also to those who have been!
We are happy to welcome new members to start
Reach out to connect, to become a part

Of UWG - United Way
Join us to learn and have your say.
Thanks for your time for all being here
To celebrate what was a fabulous year.

Marg Wagner
Proud President UWG

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—งRegister for a rebate before Friday 31 July and get back up to $186 on each personal vehicle. The ...
02/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง

Register for a rebate before Friday 31 July and get back up to $186 on each personal vehicle. The rebate is 20% of your registration cost for the 2025โ€“26 financial year, and you can claim it for up to two light vehicles registered in your name.

Eligible vehicles include cars, wagons, utes, light vans and motorcycles under 4.5 tonnes. Work vehicles registered in your name qualify too โ€” but not vehicles registered to a business or organisation.

To apply, log in or create a Service Victoria account and complete the form online or through the app. You'll get an email once your rebate is approved.

https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/registration-rebate

โ„๏ธ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! โ„๏ธAs the colder months arrive, schools across the Glenelg Shire are once again st...
31/05/2026

โ„๏ธ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! โ„๏ธ

As the colder months arrive, schools across the Glenelg Shire are once again stepping up to help stamp out hunger in our community. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฅซ

Over the coming weeks, students will be collecting as many tins and non-perishable food items as possible to support our Little FREE Pantries, helping ensure local individuals and families have access to food when they need it most.

A huge thank you to the schools taking part:
๐Ÿซ Sacred Heart Primary School, Casterton
๐Ÿซ All Saints Parish School Portland 3305
๐Ÿซ Dartmoor Primary School
๐Ÿซ Bundarra Primary School
๐Ÿซ Portland South Primary School
๐Ÿซ Portland Engagement School
๐Ÿซ Portland Secondary College

Every can collected is a simple act of kindness that can make a real difference to someone doing it tough this winter. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿค How can you help?
โœ”๏ธ Donate a tin or non-perishable food item through a participating school
โœ”๏ธ Drop food items into your nearest Little FREE Pantry
โœ”๏ธ Encourage your workplace, club or community group to hold a collection (call us to collect)
โœ”๏ธ Share this post and help spread the word

Together, we can fill our pantries, support our neighbours and show the power of community spirit this winter. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿ’™

Address

60 Julia Street
Portland, VIC
3305

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