This year’s Yarra Ranges Council Christmas Window Competition is celebrating the Yarra Ranges’ beautiful communities, resilient businesses, and all things merry and bright.
First year entrants, Rob and Judy Thompson from Vintage & Collectables Marketplace in Lilydale said it was great opportunity to spread the Christmas cheer.
“For us it’s our first Christmas in Lilydale and we wanted to bring some joy to Clark Street,” Rob said.
“We have so many Christmas things in our shop here that we were able to do a really nice display and brighten up our windows. We’ve designed our window decoration to embrace a combination of craft and retail and have shaped some timber coat hangers into a Christmas tree to represent the vintage clothing available and the selection of retail items available to purchase.”
“We also have a metre tall Christmas elf to watch over festivities. It’s a great bit of fun and just a great wholesome way to spread the Christmas cheer and promote our township and make it look nice for visitors.”
Residents who vote for their favourite window go into the running to win prizes all while supporting local businesses.
There are four local prizes up for grabs from the Urban, Hills, Valley and Upper categories.
The businesses with the most votes from each category will also receive a hamper of locally sourced goodies.
Yarra Ranges Council Deputy Mayor, Sophie Todorov said businesses were getting into the Christmas spirit across the region.
“Every year, our businesses make a great effort to dress their windows and get involved with the competition and each year we see the number of entries becoming more creative,” Cr Todorov said.
“While we have a range of fantastic prizes up for grabs, this isn’t about who wins or loses; it’s about coming together as a community to provide everyone with a fantastic shopping experience in our region.”
“We have the opportunity to provide a unique Christmas shopping experience to the public while also increasing visitor numbers which is why participating is so important, so let us show everyone our sparkle this Christmas.”
Voting closes on 15 December. For more information and to vote visit: https://
www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Business-Yarra-Ranges/Your-Reason-Your-Season/Yarra-Ranges Christmas-Window-Competition
