How Council manages events in public spaces is guided by Yarra’s Events in Public Spaces Policy. Since its inception in 2006, the Policy has sought to strike a balance between enabling events to occur and ensuring our community continues to have access to our parks and open spaces for their quiet enjoyment and recreation.

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Last night Yarra City Council removed a gate that had been illegally installed by Alphington Grammar School and restored pedestrian access to public land.

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The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival will put the ‘live’ back in live music this winter, with an electrifying program of in-person gigs showcasing the artists, producers and local venues that make the City of Yarra Melbourne’s music capital.

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Yarra City Council has prepared a draft Yarra Libraries Strategic Plan 2022-2026, outlining its direction for library services over the next four years.

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Community dance studio Dancehouse will see its costs and emissions reduced thanks to new sustainable upgrades.

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Last night, Council proposed exciting new changes to Yarra’s planning scheme to ensure future developments reduce their impacts on the environment.

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Resolutions and other motions from this week's council meeting.

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There's more to waste than what you throw away. We are looking to create a strategy that changes the way we look at waste and create a more sustainable Yarra.

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The City of Yarra’s premier celebration of local live music, the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, returns this winter with a massive line up of in-person shows across the city.

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Yarra City Council has prepared a draft Asset Plan detailing how we will manage the assets under our control for the next 10 years, and any future challenges that we may face. 

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Do you live in Yarra and have an interest in heritage? Expressions of interest are now open to join our Heritage Advisory Committee.

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A proposal within Yarra’s draft Budget 2022-23 recommends Yarra Leisure streamline its membership options to give customers the flexibility they need to only pay for the services they use.

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Long-term partnership to address disadvantage through employment opportunities in the inner north of Melbourne.

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Weekends in autumn pose the perfect opportunity to enjoy our local neighbourhoods and rediscover Yarra.

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Families in Richmond are getting closer to a new and improved Richmond kindergarten thanks to funding from the Victorian Government and Yarra City Council.

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With almost 70 per cent of adults having received their third dose, Victoria will move into winter with most restrictions removed. 

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We are proposing to discontinue the road abutting 9-11 Brighton Street, Richmond.

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Expressions of interest are now open for the Yarra Environment Advisory Committee 2022. Help shape our environmental policies and strategies.

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In Yarra, as with most places in the inner city, graffiti is a serious and complex problem.

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Resolutions and other motions from this week's Council Meeting.

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