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Temporary closure of Collingwood Leisure Centre
05 January 2022
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- COVID 19
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Collingwood Leisure Centre will be closed from Thursday 6 January to Sunday 9 January, due to staff shortages caused by current COVID-19 testing and isolation requirements. The venue will reopen at 6am on Monday 10 January.
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Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Yarra’s Parks and Gardens – what you need to know!
29 December 2021
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Yarra City Council is encouraging safe and family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebrations this holiday period.
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Moving to the next stage of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
20 December 2021
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- COVID 19
The Federal Government has announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be available for children aged 5 to 11 from 10 January 2022.
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Yarra Council appoints Grind Projects for Fitzy Bowl revamp
16 December 2021
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- Leisure
Yarra Council has appointed skate park specialists Grind Projects to revamp the Fitzroy North skate park located in Edinburgh Gardens.
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Mr Yehudi Blacher appointed Municipal Monitor
14 December 2021
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The Minister for Local Government has advised that Mr Yehudi Blacher has been appointed as Municipal Monitor for Yarra City Council.
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Supporting local homelessness organisation through the Yarra Solar Program
14 December 2021
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- Community
- Sustainability
Yarra City Council have partnered with the Yarra Energy Foundation to empower our community to take climate action and go solar.
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Ways to reduce waste this Christmas
08 December 2021
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- Recycling and rubbish
During the holiday season it’s easy to get caught up and before you know it you end up with boxes of waste and recycling. Whether it’s prepping for holiday parties, decorating our homes, or finding gifts there are easy ways you can avoid the extra waste.
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Service changes during the holidays
07 December 2021
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- About us
- Recycling and rubbish
We will be operating some of our services on adjusted timetables during the holiday period.
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Yarra provides $1 million in grants for local community
03 December 2021
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- Community
Yarra City Council has awarded more than $1 million in community grants to more than 150 applicants through the latest round of its Annual Grants for 2022.
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Yarra lights up with something for everyone this Christmas
02 December 2021
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- Community
- Events
- Festival
This Christmas, Yarra will come alive with various exciting, pop-up events designed to appeal to the entire community this festive season.
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A search for platypus DNA in Merri Creek
30 November 2021
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- Environment
- Sustainability
- Community
Local citizen scientists have been using an exciting new technique to detect the presence of platypuses in our waterways.
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Appointment of a Municipal Monitor
29 November 2021
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Cr Sophie Wade elected as Yarra's Mayor, Cr Edward Crossland as Deputy Mayor
26 November 2021
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- Council meetings
Yarra’s Councillors have elected Cr Sophie Wade as Mayor and Cr Edward Crossland as Deputy Mayor for the next 12 months.
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Yarra City Council appoints Acting CEO
24 November 2021
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- About us
- Council meetings
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At last night’s Council Meeting, Yarra City Council’s City Works and Assets Director Chris Leivers was appointed Acting CEO at Yarra.
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Annual grants helping the Yarra community take climate action
24 November 2021
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- Sustainability
- Environment
Through our Annual Grants we support community groups and organisations to act on the climate crisis and help create a sustainable Yarra. This year we’re thrilled to be funding more climate action projects than ever before.
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Yarra gets back in business and into the groove
22 November 2021
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- Events
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Here's your new Council Plan
21 November 2021
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- Community
Yarra’s new Council Plan 2021-25 is now available to view in an easy to read digital format. This plan will guide all our work over the next four years.
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More COVID restrictions to ease
18 November 2021
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- COVID 19
Most COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted for fully vaccinated people after Victoria reached its 90% double dose milestone.
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Mayoral election
17 November 2021
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- Community
- Council meetings
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Looking for venue hire in 2022? Our bookings are now open!
16 November 2021
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- Community
- Business events
2022 bookings are now open, get in quick to secure your spots.
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