In June, Yarra will start a trial across approximately 1,300 households in the Abbotsford area which will explore new ways of managing and collecting recycling. The trial will last approximately 12 months.

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On Tuesday 16 April, Councillors passed a resolution outlining our commitment and next steps for the development of our first Climate Emergency Plan. 

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Nominations are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. Celebrate older Victorians who make valuable differences to your community. Nominations close Friday 5 July, 2019.

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Yarra Council today welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of additional support for the Medically Supervised Injecting Facility being trialled in Richmond.

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Share your feedback on our draft budget for 2019/20. 

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Applications are now open for the Young Entrepreneurs in the North program (YEN), providing young innovators with support, workshops and hands-on training to start their own business or social enterprise.

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We have partnered with traders in Smith Street to showcase new developments and classic favourites in this popular precinct. 

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Opening hours and bin collection days will be changing over the Easter long weekend and Anzac Day public holidays.

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We’re upgrading the change rooms next to the gym at Richmond Recreation Centre. Works will begin on Tuesday 23 April and are expected to finish late August. There will be restrictions to access and our group exercise timetable for a period of time. 

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The Environment Effects Statement is open for public submissions from Wednesday 10 April to Friday 7 June.

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We are installing an independent internet network to connect Yarra Council’s smart technology devices and sensors. This is our first step to becoming a leading Smart City. 

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At Yarra’s council meeting on 2 April, councillors called for a report on the process that would be required to enable a minimum size for apartments to be mandated in the Yarra Planning Scheme.

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At Yarra’s council meeting on Tuesday 2 April, Mike McEvoy announced his resignation from his role as a Yarra councillor.

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Read a statement from Mike McEvoy after he announced his resignation from his role as a Yarra councillor.

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We are currently reviewing Yarra’s Arts and Heritage Collection Management Policy to see how effectively they support Council’s vision. Consultation with the Yarra community is an essential part of that review. Have your say by completing our brief survey. Your short and long-form answers will form a critical component of our research and inform our recommendations. 

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View the draft design and take our 3-minute survey.

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This development funding offers a one-off amount of $10,000 to individual creative practitioners or organisations to contribute towards the development of a new work by artists who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Yarra. 

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Volunteers like Tim Ferguson are mending appliances, furniture, bicycles and other everyday items at Richmond Repair Corner.

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The City of Yarra values the creativity that exists in our city and we want to make sure it continues to be an essential part of our neighbourhoods into the future. In a rapidly changing landscape, we recognised the need to take action to keep creative spaces available and affordable.

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Over the last year, we have been hearing from the community on ways we can make our streets safer. Based on what you told us, we’ve prepared plans for Fitzroy North, Richmond and Abbotsford

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