E-bikes return to Yarra The joint e-bike trial between the cities of Yarra, Melbourne and Port Phillip will resume from Monday 14 December 2020, following a temporary pause due to COVID-19. Lime is now operating the trial, following the purchase of JUMP e-bikes from Uber earlier in the year. City of Yarra Mayor Gabrielle de Vietri said e-bikes will play an important role in Yarra’s recovery from COVID-19. “Getting people to move around more sustainably will help us build back better from the pandemic, and help lower carbon emissions in our great city.” The e-bikes can be hired via both the Lime and Uber apps, with an initial rollout of around 300 e-bikes to Yarra, Melbourne and Port Phillip over the coming weeks. Good Cycles, a Melbourne-based social enterprise that works with young people aged 18-24 experiencing disadvantage, will charge and maintain the e-bikes every two-to-three days. Yarra will be working closely with Lime, partner councils and our community to ensure that the e-bike trial goes smoothly. Read more about e-bikes in Yarra.

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Yarra Council has joined the push for greater action on climate change this week by signing the Better Futures Australia Declaration and by joining the Cities Race to Zero.

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National Ride2Work Day 2021 Yarra City Council coffee promotion

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At Yarra Council, we are working to reduce our own emissions while at the same time supporting our community to come together to create change and take climate action.

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GreenPower is a national government program that enables any households and businesses to support renewable energy generation, regardless of whether they rent or own.

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Yarra City Council continues to make strong progress in its implementation of its Climate Emergency Plan. We’re continuing to reduce carbon emissions and helping the community to transition to renewable energy sources.

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Earlier this year, Yarra City Council asked the community to share their perceptions and attitudes towards neighbourhood batteries. We’re now undertaking a second round of engagement which will deliver a deeper dive into the community’s views on potential locations for future batteries in Yarra.

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Yarra Council retains carbon neutral certification from Federal Government climate active program for 11th year in a row.

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Since the completion of the Community Skills for Climate Action program, participants have held 28 events, engaged with 1,853 people and volunteered 1444 hours.

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Yarra charges ahead with zero emissions fleet

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Last week, Council held its mini-Conference of the Parties to the Convention (mini-COP) local stocktake contributing to the COP28 in Dubai.

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Explore some of our tips and resources to help you start your business sustainably.

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Climate action and sustainability resources for schools, young people and early childhood educators to help educate and encourage conversations about the climate emergency.

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Learn about zero carbon developments and explore examples of these developments in Yarra.

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Find out how Yarra City Council is supporting a greater take-up of electric vehicles through new development guidelines and more charging stations.

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Yarra City Council welcomes the State Government announcement today of a 10-year plan to transform recycling in Victoria by introducing, in partnership with councils, a new approach to household recycling

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Yarra Council has unanimously adopted its first Climate Emergency Plan, which is only the second of its kind in Australia.

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Ramsden Street Reserve stormwater harvesting Project

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Free online resources, workshops and events to help create productive, functional local gardens

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Yarra Council has partnered with City West Water to upgrade our existing stormwater harvesting scheme at Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North. The exciting works were recently completed to install a new 1 million litre water tank, increasing the amount of rainwater we can collect on-site to 24 million litres. The existing raingarden and pipes have also been upgraded to make it more efficient and draw more water into the storage system. Yarra Mayor Cr Gabrielle de Vietri said that keeping our parks and gardens green helps create a sustainable, healthy and more liveable Yarra. “These improvements will not only keep Edinburgh Gardens green and lush all year long, they will improve water quality and help us reach our ambitious water reduction targets,” Cr de Vietri said. The system works by diverting and filtering stormwater from surrounding roads and surfaces from Melbourne Water’s Fitzroy Main Drain. The water travels to the raingardens, where both plants and a filtering and ultraviolet light disinfection system treat the water. It then makes its way to the underground storage system for use at the gardens where needed. “By using rainwater collected on site, we’ll also save an extra 20 million litres of drinking water each year – fantastic for both our community and precious environment,” Cr de Vietri said. The $1.78 million project was funded by Yarra Council and City West Water.

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