Announcement – CEO Resignation Message to Members and Stakeholders From Nicole Cox, Board Chair Bendigo United Friendly Society Chair Nicole Cox said that Chief Executive Michael Fleming has announced his resignation. Nicole said that “After 17 very productive and dedicated years Michael made the decision to resign and to pursue new opportunities and the board wants…
A partnership to make things easier for you Testimonials MedAdvisor is our way of making your prescription, health and wellbeing needs easier all from the comfort of your home. UFS Pharmacies are excited to partner with MedAdvisor as it supports our customers to order prescription medication, organise home delivery and even ensures medication is taken…
Your prescription and other health and wellbeing items can be home delivered For your added convenience our home delivery service is available across Bendigo including Strathfieldsaye, Mandurang, Huntly and Marong. You simply make your order and we’ll deliver to you within 48 hours for only $5* UFS Members within 10km of your preferred Bendigo UFS…
Bendigo UFS Pharmacies have joined the MedAdvisor network of pharmacies to be able to help you keep track of your prescriptions and medications at ease. MedAdvisor is our way of making your prescription, health and wellbeing needs easier. Now is no better time to download the MedAdvisor app onto your smart phone (desktop also available)…
As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the amount of waste that people produce. Our busy lifestyles include easily disposable products, such as soft drink bottles/cans or bottles of water. We are working hard within our business to reduce our plastic footprint, we feel it is important to enable our members to make…
“The Building a Healthier Community Program helps us to create a Safer Community,” says Maiden Gully Fire Brigade Captain, David Mustey. “The very significant contribution that this Program provides us annually is being used to purchase new equipment such as tablets in our big Tanker and in the Pumper. This exciting innovation will give us…
This year we were excited to be proud sponsors of the Vision Australia easter egg hunt that happened Good Friday. All proceeds went to Vision Australia, a not-for-profit organisation. The Easter egg hunt is one of Vision Australia’s largest individual fundraising events nationally. It’s run by volunteers, with all proceeds going towards Vision Australia’s services to the blind…
UFS Pharmacies are pleased to announce the purchase of the Bendigo Day and Night Pharmacy from Life Pharmacy in New South Wales which occurred on the 15th April 2019.
The pharmacy located at 40 Bridge Street becomes the fifth pharmacy in our network and offers customers and members another location to receive their health advice and service. UFS Pharmacies is a local not for profit, community owned organisation that has operated through out the Bendigo area since 1872.
UFS Pharmacies would like to thank their members and regular customers for their support during the recent renovations at Hargreaves Street. The wait was worth it! After many months of hard work and organisation during our recent renovations we are confident our new look pharmacy will meet the health needs of our members. The new…
Food poverty is a reality for about 1 in 9 people in Central Victoria. These are the people that we at Bendigo Foodshare seek to help each week. Mostly staffed by volunteers, each week we will source and distribute food donations to 14,000 people in need of a meal. Partnered with over 100 schools, charities…
Jemima’s Gift Inc is an official registered, not for profit, pro-life animal rescue group based in Bendigo. Our organisation named after Jemima, a beautiful mother cat who came to us from a country pound after living in a gutter raising litter after litter of kittens. She also helped mother several orphan kittens. If her carer…
With school starting this week it is an ideal time to replenish your sunscreen and at the same time help a worthwhile community group with help from Bendigo’s four UFS Pharmacies. One dollar from the sale of Pharmacy Choice SPF 50+ sunscreen one litre pump pack or 200ml spray bottle will go directly to the…
Providing support for those touched by cancer On behalf of Valkyrie Care Group Inc. I, as Co-ordinator, wish to thank the UFS Pharmacies’ members for the opportunity to be part of the Building a Healthier Community Program. We were thrilled to receive your donation, as every time we make any amount of money in partnership…
Join us for some light refreshments and a night of shopping at our VIP Member Rewards Nights! Two great nights at two great locations – plus ones welcome! For dates, times and RSVP information, download the invitation below:
BAAG is a local support group run by volunteers for those interested in and affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. Membership to BAAG is free. We have been functioning for around 20 years in Bendigo (originally as the Bendigo Autism Family Support Group). BAAG meet regularly for informal morning tea and evening coffee events and for…
$1* from the purchase of of Pharmacy Choice SPF 50+ sunscreen lotion (1L) and spray (200mL) will be donated to local schools, clubs and organisations, and we want your group to reap the rewards!
To help promote this campaign with your members and friends, you can download a flyer to place in your newsletter or to print out and share.
Congratulations to the winner of our Facebook Mother’s Day competition winner, Michelle Cummins.
Michelle has a $200 Eden voucher to spend at our salon in Hargreaves St.
Thank you to all of our members! We at UFS would like to thank our members for their continued generosity – thanks to you, we’ve donated over $60,000 (plus $10,000 in minor donations and community sponsorships) to local schools, clubs and organisations through our Building a Healthier Community program. To take a look at the…
Caring with compassion Bendigo Animal Welfare & Community Services and UFS Pharmacies Bendigo Animal Welfare & Community Services (BAWCS) recently opened their Shelter doors to invite supporters who had participated in their Buy A Brick program to view their bricks. Funds raised from brick purchases helped to build the new shelter and visitors were…
Our congratulations to all four of the winners from our Weekly $1000 competition, we hope the extra cash made the holidays even more special for you!
Our winners were:
Week 1 – Wendy Thacker of Maiden Gully
Week 2 – Catherine Farley of Strathfieldsaye
Week 3 – Elenore Phillips of Maiden Gully
Week 4 – Jill Clapham of Strathfieldsaye
Our congratulations also go to to Ms Shayne Scilini of Strathfieldsaye, the winner of our recent ‘Like to Win’ competition.
Keep an eye out for more member competitions and giveaways this year!
The Bendigo Unit of the State Emergency Service is a volunteer based emergency service. Its 50 volunteers provide an emergency response to events including storm, flood, earthquake and road crash rescue. The unit is very active within the greater Bendigo community – the 2014-2015 financial year saw us called to 375 requests for assistance, 54…
Congratulations to Mrs. Coral Symons, the winner of the Natio gift pack in the 2014 Members Christmas Draw! To enter, UFS members simply spend $30 at our below stores for your chance to WIN* [bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-6″] WEEK 2: UFS OPTICAL VOUCHER & ASSORTED GIFT BASKET $250 VALUE (Drawn 19/11) Spend $30 for your chance to…
UFS Members, simply spend $30 at our below stores for your chance to WIN* Major Prize – Bendigo Travel and Cruise Centre $2500 TRAVEL VOUCHER This year, we’re giving our members even more chances to win simply by shopping at UFS. [bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-6″] WEEK 1: NATIO GIFT BASKET $150 VALUE (Drawn 12/11) Spend $30 for…
Please join us for some light refreshments and a night of shopping! Enjoy exclusive members-only prices as well as some fantastic special offers and the chance to win big in the UFS Pharmacies Members Christmas Draw. Additional member discounts Members Christmas Draw (Get 3 extra entries if you spend $30 on a shopping night!) Free…
In 2013, 175 UFS members selected the State Emergency Services (SES) – Bendigo Unit from our list of organisations.
State Emergency Services (SES) coordinate emergency preparation and response for flood, storm, tsunami and earthquake. Bendigo SES is also the provider of road crash rescue services for the Greater Bendigo area, as well as assisting other agencies such as Vic Police, CFA and Ambulance Victoria with search and rescue, casualty retrieval and industrial rescue.
Over the past two years, the UFS Building a Healthier Community Program funds have been largely directed by the Maiden Gully Fire Brigade to the fitting out of our Ford Ranger Support vehicle!
This vehicle was purchased by locally raised funds and provides an operational support role which involves transporting personnel and equipment to incidents, training, community events and fundraising activities. The fit out involved sign writing and reflective striping, installation of radios and warning devices with the last major part of this work being the installation of drawers to stow equipment.
The vehicle carries a generator and floodlights that can be deployed to any incident in Maiden Gully and across Bendigo.
Thank you UFS Pharmacies – Andrew, Maiden Gully Fire Brigade
St Luke’s Anglicare works with people who are experiencing challenges, to reconnect them to their community, so they can live positive and meaningful lives.
Kids lunch boxes are the perfect opportunity to give your little ones a great head start in life. Fruits, veggies, whole grains, proteins and healthy fats can all be included in some easy and delicious recipes. Giving your children a healthy lunch box allows them to function to their best capabilities throughout the school day….
Quest Equine Welfare Inc. sent their thanks from Traynors Lagoon. UFS members who donated their membership funds to Quest Equine Welfare Inc. help them to meet the costs associated with the rehabilitation and ongoing care of horses, ponies and donkeys surrendered into Quest’s care.
Bendigo UFS Pharmacies’ Building a Healthier Community Program is again a success as Maiden Gully Primary students have a new motivation outdoors to live healthy, active lifestyles. In 2013, Maiden Gully Primary School received a $2611 donation from the BUFS Building a Healthier Community Program. They put their donation towards a new outdoor area to…
UFS Members top $47,000 in contributions for 2013 UFS Pharmacies Bendigo contributed over $47,000 to local not for profit organisations as part of its established Building a Healthier Community Initiative. The program has been running for eight years and in that time has contributed over $250,000 to local sporting groups, charities, schools, community programs and…
Annual donations presented to local organisations. UFS Pharmacies made a big start to their 140-year celebrations by distributing over $50,000 to a number of local charities and organisations. The Building a Healthier Community program has generated over $200,000 during the past ten years and over 50 groups have benefited from the membership fee disbursement. UFS Pharmacies members…
Mr Michael Fleming CEO of local pharmacy group, Bendigo UFS announced today that they would be launching a total new image for the UFS brand. The reason behind this was to reinvent the highly successful Bendigo UFS into a more contemporary and highly visual brand. Mr Fleming said “The brand has been very successful for…
