Yarra is the proud owner of a new 100% electric-powered tipper truck, the first of its kind in the country.

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Yarra City Council has received a $400,000 grant from the State Government today to expand the kerbside recycling trial, in a bid to develop a more sustainable approach to managing waste that recovers valuable resources and reduces waste going to landfill.

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Yarra Council has received the Climate Champion Award in the Cities Power Partnership Climate Awards 2020.

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The recent wet weather we’ve experienced is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Not only is this blood sucking insect the cause of much irritation on a hot summer’s night, it can also be the carrier and spreader of disease.

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The Climate Emergency Plan that can Yarra Council continues to deliver on our city’s ambitious Climate Emergency Plan, with 75% of activities on track. A recent progress report to council heard that 89 or 119 actions to address the escalating climate emergency were either in progress or completed. As part of the plan – one of the first in Australia when endorsed in June 2020 – we’re fast tracking initiatives like: legislating zero-carbon standards for new developments delivering educational events and upskilling our community to be climate champions refreshing Yarra’s solar program in partnership with the Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) exploring new partnerships with renewable electricity retailers providing new grants for climate action and sustainability community projects phasing out the use of gas in council-owned buildings installing new bike infrastructure to get more people to use sustainable transport transitioning Yarra Council’s vehicle fleet to all-electric options upgrading stormwater harvesting schemes at Edinburgh Gardens and Ramsden Reserve continuing advocacy to other levels of government for climate action. These achievements follow Yarra Council’s endorsement of a Green New Deal in December 2020. The Green New Deal aims to address the health, economic, social and climate crises we currently face as we begin our economic recovery from COVID-19. For more information read Yarra’s Climate Emergency Plan.

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Yarra is urging all mountain bike riders to help preserve our natural bushland and biodiversity by keeping to our formal trails and refraining from building bike jumps.

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More than 330 drivers across Yarra have charged their electric cars 1500 times in five months thanks to 2 new chargers that were installed in January at Collingwood Library.

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Yarra City Council has been recognised for its ambition, leadership and transparency on climate action.

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Watch our video about protecting our local waterways and learn how we can keep our rivers and creeks free from pollutants.

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Yarra’s Nature Strategy guides Council’s efforts to protect and enhance the unique biodiversity of the area.

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Following on from our Enhancing Edinburgh Gardens Consultation, a section of the northern precinct in Edinburgh Gardens will soon be returned to parkland.

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Yarra City Council has won a top accolade at the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Action Awards, held on 7 June.

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Yarra Council has extended its support for the Yarra Energy Foundation, an independent body empowering local residents and businesses to reduce carbon emissions.

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The Yarra Energy Foundation is currently recruiting new Directors to help govern its future goals and activities.

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We are excited to announce Yarra’s partnership in the bold and innovative Melbourne Renewable Energy Project (MREP).

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We're updating our Urban Agriculture Strategy and want to know how we can support our community to grow and share food locally.

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Yarra’s involvement with the landmark Melbourne Renewable Energy Project has been recognised with a Premier’s Sustainability Award. Together with our partner cities Melbourne, Port Phillip and Moreland, we are driving construction of a major new wind farm in regional Victoria.

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Yarra Council has committed to urgent action to respond to the global climate emergency.

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Household recyclables will continue to be collected and processed as usual in Yarra, and there are no plans to send any of this material to landfill.

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We will be upgrading the gravel path and picnic facilities in the east of Darling Gardens in Clifton Hill.

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