Yarra's nightlife has important social, cultural and economic benefits. The Night Time Economy Strategy keeps our city safe and vibrant after dark.
Yarra is known for its nightlife. We've got a strategy in place to keep you safe and our community vibrant after dark.
Yarra at night
The term night time economy captures a range of social and business activities that happen in our city after 5pm. These include:
- restaurants and bars,
- film, theatre, live music, arts
- hotels
- cleaning services
- retail
- emergency services
- transport and logistics
Night Time Economy Strategy
The Night Time Economy Strategy 2014 - 2018 is our plan to ensure night activities in Yarra are safe, well managed and inclusive.
We know that a lively nightlife is one of the reasons many people come here to work, live and visit. The abundance of restaurants, bars and live music has important social, cultural and economic benefits.
On the flipside, an unregulated nightlife can lead to more noise, more traffic and anti-social behaviour. The Night Time Economy Strategy seeks to balance out the different needs in our
Our goals
The Night Time Economy Strategy has three objectives. We want to make sure that at night Yarra is:
Safe
Public spaces are well kept and people behave respectfully
Vibrant
Activities are inclusive for people of all ages and not centred on alcohol
Functional
Our city is attractive for people to walk, cycle or use public transport at night, and entertainment precincts have adequate amenities, such as toilets
More information
Night Time Economy Strategy 2014-2018 [ PDF, 837.66 KB]