

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Welcome Retreat 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 am (+11:00)
- **Event Description**: Graduate Christian Union invites you to join us for Welcome Retreat 2026! 

During this weekend, we will be considering hope, and what it means to delight in both the Death and Resurrection of Christ. With the anticipation of celebrating Easter, we will be equipped by the Word of God to share with others how we are 'longing for better'. 

Welcome Retreat is also an opportunity for the larger GCU community to gather and be encouraged in fellowship, games and fun, singing, and prayer with one another. 

Sign up here: https://afesunimelb.ucareapp.com/forms/265/embed

Date: 20th to 22nd of March 2026

Time: arrival from 7pm onwards

Location: UPCC (Upper Plenty Conference Centre)

Tickets: $170 (early bird price if purchased before the 3rd of March); $190 full price

Any questions (including requests for subsidies) can be sent to: graduates@melbourne.cu.org.au 

See you soon!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wallan/welcome-retreat-2026/200029719517050
- **Event Categories**: business, easter, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://afesunimelb.ucareapp.com/forms/265/embed?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wallan-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wallan
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Upper Plenty Conference Centre
- **lat**: -37.429414895831
- **long**: 145.07266435423
- **full address**: Upper Plenty Conference Centre, Wallan, Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Graduate Christian Union (https://allevents.in/org/graduate-christian-union/13023914)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am (+11:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Upper Plenty Conference Centre, Wallan, Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Graduate Christian Union
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, easter, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Welcome Retreat 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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