Voting is now open for the People's Choice Award for the Yarra Sustainability Awards. The winner will be announced at the awards night on Thursday 28 June from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Collingwood Town Hall.

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Each year we plant about 1,000 new trees in streets all across Yarra resulting in a range of benefits for the community.

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Congratulations to all our winners from last night’s Yarra Sustainability Awards. Hosted by Craig Reucassel, we recognised individuals and groups doing amazing work in our community.

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A brand new pocket park has sprouted up at the corner of Mollison Street and Charles Street in Abbotsford.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning with heavy rainfall, possible thunderstorms and possible flash flooding on Thursday 13 December and Friday 14 December.

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We are looking for two new fresh fruit and vegetable stallholders to trade at our weekly Gleadell Street Market.

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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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We’re looking at how we can create better streets and spaces for the Carlton North community. Put your ideas on our map, take the survey, or chat to us in person, and help us build a neighbourhood that everyone can enjoy.

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Independent experts have completed further assessment of the health and stability of two large trees on the Yarra riverbank at Alphington. The trees are located on land owned by Glenvill, who are redeveloping the former Alphington paper mill site.

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Join hundreds of schools across the state during walk to school month this October!

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During the holiday season it’s easy to get caught up in a frenzy of … stuff! Whether it’s prepping for holiday parties, decorating our homes, or finding gifts.

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We will be operating some of our services on adjusted timetables during the holiday period.

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The Yarra Waste Revolution has now been going for 6 months and Yarra Council is considering rolling out these changes to waste and recycling to the rest of Yarra.

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Phase 1 of our commitment to removing single-use plastic bottles across our Leisure facilities is underway.

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We want to make some changes to your waste and recycling service to help us reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and so we can all recycle better. The roll out of these changes has been delayed due to COVID-19. But we hope to bring them to you in the 2020/21 financial year.

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Since Coronavirus (COVID-19) mobility restrictions took effect we have seen an increase in the amount of green and hard waste items disposed of and collected in Yarra. To support households with surplus green waste or hard waste items, we are temporarily offering an additional service for residents to drop these items off at the Clifton Hill Depot on select weekends in May. This is an additional service separate to the recycling drop-off centre, which will continue to operate seven days of per week. On Saturdays and Sundays between 9am to 4:45pm from 9 May and 31 May residents can drop accepted green waste or hard waste items at the Depot.

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Urban agriculture – the process of growing, producing and recycling food in an urban environment – is thriving in Yarra. From community gardens and farmers markets, to composting hubs and the 170+ laneway gardens and planter boxes dotting our streets, the appetite to sustainably grow our own fruit and veg has never been stronger. Fitzroy North’s Rushall Garden continues to cultivate urban agriculture into the new decade with its new cookbook Plotting. Plotting is a collection of recipes from Rushall’s gardeners, based on old favourites and some inspired by their experiences at the garden. Volunteer and author Lynda Achren says the garden’s commitment to sustainability is reflected through the book’s focus on eating seasonally, making the most of harvests, preserving excess and gardening organically. “The seeds of the idea for this book were sown a few years ago after one of our monthly working bees, when we were sitting around sipping a well-earned coffee and swapping ideas on what to do with the abundance of zucchinis we were harvesting.” “This became a regular feature of our Sunday gatherings each month, as we talked about a different vegetable or two, depending on what was in season,” said Lynda. Rushall Garden was founded by a passionate group of locals in 1997, with the first seedlings planted and harvested at its Thomas Kidney Reserve site in 2004. It fosters a strong sense of community, holding monthly working bees and morning teas that Lynda proudly organises. Lynda said she has learnt a lot about gardening, cooking and sustainability while creating Plotting. She loves hearing others’ stories and being inspired to try new ideas on her own plot. “I hope you get as much out of the collection as I did putting it together,” said Lynda. For more information on Rushall Garden and to buy your own copy of Plotting, visit Rushall Garden. To learn more about how you can get started in urban agriculture visit Growing Food in Yarra.

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Yarra Council is calling on the State and Federal governments to cut emissions and improve environmental outcomes as part of post-coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery efforts.

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One of the first Victorian constructed, fully electric, zero emissions buses is being trialled on the 246 route through the heart of the City of Yarra by Transdev Melbourne.

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In June, Yarra Councillors voted to roll out a separate bin for recyclable glass later this year to improve how we recycle.

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