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Seeking a talented Community Arts Officer
Fantastic opportunity to manage the City of Yarra's community arts program -
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Yarra renews calls for supervised injecting centre trial following parliamentary report
Yarra City Council has welcomed the findings of the parliamentary report into a Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC), which acknowledged that ‘MSICs improve the health of injecting drug users and reduce signs of drug use in surrounding streets’.
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The Life and Times of Fitzroy
Oral history project produced by the Fitzroy History Society as told by 30 long-term residents of Fitzroy -
Yarra to introduce 30km/h speed trial
Yarra Council continues to lead the way in improving road safety by implementing a trial of 30km/h speed limits in parts of Fitzroy and Collingwood. -
Find out more about Yarras 30km/h trial
Learn more about why Yarra Council is conducting a 30km/h speed trial in some areas of Yarra. -
Curtain Square trees
In the coming weeks, we will be removing and replacing a number of unhealthy and potentially unsafe trees here in Curtain Square, North Carlton.
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North Fitzroy Village Directory Spring 2017
The North Fitzroy Village Directory - Spring 2017 is now here.
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Experience Culture 201718 has now launched
Yarra Council features in the 2017/18 issue of Experience Culture -
Looking for new members for the Active Ageing Advisory Group
We are looking to fill 3 vacancies on our Active Ageing Advisory Group (AAAG). The AAAG provides advice and support to us regarding issues affecting the lives of older residents. -
New aquatic program in City of Yarra seeks senior community members to become ‘everyday lifesavers’
A new water safety and lifesaving skills program is commencing on 5 September at Collingwood Leisure Centre and 13 September at Richmond Recreation Centre. -
Vale Fiona Richardson
Yarra's Mayor, Cr Amanda Stone expresses deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Minister Fiona Richardson, who sadly passed away on Wednesday. -
Hydrotherapy Pool Trial
A new program being trialed by Yarra Leisure is providing local residents with access to the hydrotherapy pool at Epworth Hospital in Richmond. -
Yarra welcomes Darebin Council decision on January 26
Yarra City Council has welcomed Darebin Council’s decision to join the Change the Date campaign and no longer recognise January 26 as a day of celebration. -
The facts on Council expenditure
Following some misleading coverage in the media, we would like to set the record straight on Council expenditure. -
Vote yes for marriage equality
Yarra Council is encouraging the community to vote ‘yes’ in the Federal Government’s upcoming postal ballot on marriage equality.
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Learn more about changes to 26 January
We are changing the way we mark January 26 out of respect for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have told us that they experience January 26 as a day of sadness, pain and disconnection.
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Yarra City Council decision on January 26
Yarra Council has voted unanimously to change the way it marks January 26, from 2018 onwards. -
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Council Meeting on Tuesday 15 August
The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 August at 7pm at Richmond Town Hall. -
Yarra Council to consider Australia Day changes
Yarra Council is considering changing the way it marks January 26, the Australia Day public holiday, following consultation with the local Aboriginal and broader Yarra communities.