At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, Council adopted the following:

• Yarra’s advocacy’s priorities for the Australian Federal Election

Council endorsed: 

• The principles to support the decision-making for Yarra’s new Commonwealth Support at Home Program for older people and people with disability, as part of the National Aged Care  Reforms

• The following motions for submission to the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly: 

- Circular Economy and Waste Reduction 
- Incentivising and facilitating up-take of Electric Vehicles
- Flood Planning and Mitigation
- Humanitarian refugees from active conflict zones.

Petitions and letters: 

• Council received a petition for the permanent closure of the north-western end of Cameron Street, Richmond.

Delegates’ reports:  

• A delegates' report was presented to Council on the Business Advisory Committee. 
• A delegates' report was presented to Council on the Metropolitan Local Government Waste Forum.

Notices of Motion:

• Council moved to support Melbourne Pride as an ongoing, annual event held in the City of Yarra each year. 
• Council moved to seek stakeholder engagement to form a position on road closure parklets until 2023.

Other agenda items and more details about the above items can be viewed in the Council meeting minutes, available online from Friday 1 April: 2022 Council Meetings | Yarra City Council

Yarra’s next Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 19 April at 7pm: Upcoming Council and Committee Meetings | Yarra City Council