Yarra Decides Hub

The City of Yarra is home to over 100,000 people, the workplace of almost 125,000, and a destination for millions of people every year. Our City has over 19,000 businesses and generates more than $37 billion of economic output annually.  

The Victorian Government has set a target for us to grow by 44,000 dwellings over the next 25 years. This means almost doubling our housing stock and our population.  

In the lead up to the state election, we need all local candidates and political parties to work with Council and community to make sure that Yarra continues to be a great place to live, do business, work and play. 

Yarra City Council has eight key asks of local candidates. All are important issues for our community that require action from the incoming Victorian Government. 

We want to make sure that all Parties and Candidates know the opportunities and challenges facing our City. And the key asks that will help us face them head on and produce the best outcomes for our community. 

That’s why we’re encouraging our community to get involved - help us promote our key asks and make sure your local candidates know what’s important to you. 

We’ll be monitoring candidate commitments, hosting community forums with candidates, and producing collateral for everyone to use. You can get involved by: 

• Coming to our community events and forums 

• Using our collateral to share information with your networks and promote key asks 

• Keeping up to date with who our local candidates are and the commitments they’re making 

• Contacting candidates directly (you’ll find their contact details in our Candidate Overview) 

• Organising community petitions 

• Contacting news outlets to share stories, raise awareness and reach a wider audience. 

We’ll let you know as Yarra Decides collateral becomes available and how to access it.