YMCA set to celebrate milestone with treasures dating back to Gold Rush

Melanie Whelan
June 19 2018 - 8:00am
FINDS: YMCA volunteer youth program officer Holly Carter has pieced together unique historical items for YMCA Ballarat's 140th celebrations next week. The organisation is calling for anyone who has been a part of YMCA programs to join in the party. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric
FINDS: YMCA volunteer youth program officer Holly Carter has pieced together unique historical items for YMCA Ballarat's 140th celebrations next week. The organisation is calling for anyone who has been a part of YMCA programs to join in the party. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric

TRAWLING through YMCA Ballarat’s history, volunteer Holly Carter says, at the core, little had changed since an instrumental meeting in 1878 to establish the community organisation in the region.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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