Ideas to Keep Everyone Happy During Self-isolation Being isolated at home means that the child or young person needs to stay at home for the full period, unless they need medical attention. They cannot go into public areas, and should not use public transportation, ride share or taxis. Visitors to the home should be discouraged. […]

We are sorry to report that recently, the YMCA community lost Ralph Westen. A great man who played a fundamental role in founding, developing and supporting YMCA Canberra’s Sailing Club. For those of you who didn’t know Ralph, he was a man of many great traits and accomplishments – from being an original co-founder of […]

3 FEBRUARY 2020 Y Canberra is continuing to monitor the situation and is following ACT Health for notifications and procedures. Below is the current information shared by Australian Government Department of Health (1 February 2020): There has been a significant change, today, in the measures Australia is taking to protect the community against novel coronavirus. […]

Dear Leumeah and Bush Capital Lodge  guests, Please be advised that a State of Emergency has now been declared in the ACT for all areas of the ACT: https://esa.act.gov.au/state-emergency-place-act This is vital to ensure the safety of the community and to ensure people are prepared as conditions become more challenging over the coming days. It […]

Y Canberra is continuing to monitor the situation and is following ACT Health for notifications and procedures. Below is the current information shared by Australian Government Department of Health (31 January 2020): To date, all the information from around the world has suggested that confirmed cases of novel coronavirus could only spread the infection while […]

YMCA Canberra has created a dedicated updates website to keep all families, staff and community members up to date on the opening and closure status of YMCA Canberra services due to the current air quality issues created by the NSW bushfires impacting on the ACT. https://status.ymcacanberra.org.au/ Please use the subscribe function at the top of […]

YMCA Canberra Space Squad was established in 2016 and is Australia’s only residential holiday program for children in Years 6-9 who love space! The program was designed to act as “The Spark” that inspires attendees to pursue further education and careers in STEM and space-related fields. During the recent April school holidays, 41 young people […]

The YMCA Canberra Half Marathon continues to be a popular half marathon for the local running community with the 50th race being held this year tracing the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in the heart of Canberra.  While the focus was on the running of the 50th YMCA Canberra Half Marathon on Sunday, 26 May, […]