Yarra City Council has developed some suggested road treatments for the Alphington Study area, which address the safety concerns the community raised last year.
The Victoria Street Lunar Festival will welcome the Year of the Dragon in Richmond’s Vietnamese heart on Sunday 4 February. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with music, food, firecrackers, lion dancing and more.
Yarra’s famed Gertrude and Smith streets will come to life again in a vibrant street party with live music stages and performances from musicians and artists to celebrate Victoria’s diverse LGBTQIA+ communities.
The new campaign aligns with the 2024 Midsumma Festival, shining a light on members of Yarra’s LGBTIQA+ community and celebrating the diversity, joy and strength of these communities.
From 5.45pm Friday 16 February to 7pm Saturday 17 February, the MS Mega Swim will take over the 50m pool at Fitzroy for 24 hours to raise money for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Yarra City Council is encouraging safe and family-friendly celebrations if you are planning on heading to one of our parks this New Year’s Eve to ring in 2024.
As part of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme and after consultation with our community, Yarra has installed its first reverse vending machine at Collingwood Leisure Centre – with more to come soon!
Local planning policies in a planning scheme provide general guidance and strategies for how land can be used in Yarra and where levels of change and development could occur.
This week Yarra City Council resolved to refresh the iconic rainbow footpaths at the corner of Peel Street and Smith Street in Collingwood, and the corner of Gertrude Street and Smith Street in Fitzroy.
At Tuesday night's Council Meeting, Council adopted the Financial Sustainability Strategy, awarded contracts for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection services, and more.
We will be operating some of our services on adjusted timetables during the holiday period. This includes customer service centres, libraries and leisure centres throughout Yarra.
Last night, Yarra City Council resolved to oppose plans by the Victorian Government to demolish 44 public housing towers across the state, including 12 towers in Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond.