YMCA Belconnen ELC has been providing care and education to the local community of Belconnen for the past 10 years. We acknowledge that we live and play on Ngunnawal land. We pay our respects to the elders past, present and future and seek to learn about the traditions and ways of Australia’s first people. We […]

When people talk about YMCA Canberra OSHC @ Kaleen Primary, we want them to talk about our place in the community, and how we are working hard to establish our presence here. Over the last year, we have experienced a massive transformation in terms of an increase of numbers resulting in a centre split, as […]

YMCA Canberra’s current Enterprise Agreement nominally expired on June 30th 2019, and as you are aware the current agreement has been reviewed by the Enterprise Agreement Bargaining team and is now ready for distribution and voting. We will have a period of 8 days from Friday 20 March 2020 to Friday 27 March 2020 (the […]

YMCA Canberra Youth Space @ Civic is open! A collaboration between YMCA Canberra and Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT, offers a drop-in service and individualised support to young people on two afternoons each week (currently Thursday and Friday from 2-3 for Case Management with a Youth Worker and then 3-7 for drop-in), and […]

At YMCA Canberra Early Learning Centres, we recognise that It Takes A Village To Raise A Child. We have places available for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers. Our Centres are located in Belconnen, Gungahlin, Holder, Holt and Jamison. YMCA Canberra ELC’s are independently reviewed as a Safeguarding Children and Young People organisations with the Australian Childhood […]

YMCA Canberra Chifley Health and Wellness Centre is not like any other gym in Canberra, nor are its members.  An inclusive gym that provides support and connects our community through a common interest in physical activity, many of the members join our gym to address chronic health issues or engage in rehabilitation services.  One of […]

The YMCA Canberra Paddle Hub has sparked a new relationship this past year with the CREATE Foundation. The CREATE Foundation is a not-for-profit that represents the voices of children and young people with an out-of-home care experience.  They run programs and services across all Australian states and territories for children and young people in foster […]

At a gala event held in March at the beautiful Cataract Gorge near Launceston, Tasmania, YMCA Canberra Leumeah Lodge was awarded a Bronze in the Standard Accommodation category of the 2018 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. This is very first time a YMCA Canberra business has achieved this level of acknowledgement of a national tourism award […]