Join or renew your LinC Yarra Valley membership
Becoming a member of LinC Yarra Valley is a simple and practical way to stand with local people experiencing poverty, crisis, isolation and distress.

Your membership strengthens our shared work across the Upper Yarra and Mooroolbark area. It also gives you a voice in the life and direction of LinC Yarra Valley, including the opportunity to vote at our Annual General Meeting if you are eligible.

Join or renew before the AGM
Our Annual General Meeting is an important time to reflect, give thanks, report honestly, and look ahead. By joining or renewing your membership, you help keep LinC Yarra Valley grounded in local people, local churches, local service and local compassion.

Membership options
Individual Membership, $11 per year
For one person who wants to support LinC’s purpose, vote at the AGM if eligible, and stay connected to local impact.

Family Membership, $44 per year
For households who want to stand together in support of compassionate, practical care in the local community.

Church / Organisational Membership, $22 per year
For churches, faith-based groups and organisations who want to partner with LinC in serving people experiencing hardship, crisis and isolation.

As a member, you help LinC Yarra Valley:

• keep practical support close to local people in need
• strengthen links between churches, volunteers and community agencies
• respond to poverty, distress, isolation, homelessness, financial hardship and family crisis
• stay accountable to the community through member participation
• build a compassionate local network that sees people, not just problems

Membership acknowledgement
To apply for membership, please complete the membership application form. By joining or renewing, you acknowledge that you:

• wish to become a member of LinC Yarra Valley
• support the purposes of LinC Yarra Valley
• are aligned with LinC Yarra Valley’s core values
• have reviewed and are aligned with LinC Yarra Valley’s Model Rules, also known as the Constitution

You will receive an immediate confirmation of your membership payment by email. As soon as practicable after your application is received, the Committee will decide by resolution whether to accept or reject the application. You will be notified in writing if your application is rejected, and any money accompanying the application will be returned.

LinC Yarra Valley Purpose

To relieve and alleviate poverty and distress for people experiencing suffering and distress due to isolation, age/disability, homelessness, financial and family crises, in the Upper Yarra and Mooroolbark area, through provision of practical services.

To recruit, train and support volunteers from member churches to meet direct and urgent needs of disadvantaged or marginalised people in the community.

To develop referral centres as a mechanism to connect LinC church volunteer resources with disadvantaged people in the community.

LinC Yarra Valley Core Values
LinC is a Christian network of churches seeking to follow Jesus in his identification with vulnerable people and his example of showing unconditional love to all people.

LinC is committed to serving people with needs, working in partnership with them and being a channel for a response of compassion from local churches.

LinC gives priority to people over systems and respects the dignity and worth of all.

LinC works in partnership with churches and community agencies.

LinC is committed to good stewardship of people and material resources.

LinC is responsive in acting wherever help is needed and appropriate. We are responsive to new opportunities.

Learn more about our work at the LinC Yarra Valley website.