Based on your feedback from last year’s consultation we’ve developed a draft Concept Design, which includes upgrading and replacing the existing playground.  

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Yarra City Council has opened a new, temporary pop-up park on Charlotte Street in Richmond. 

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The report showcases the work Council is doing to support our community, and shows how we’re tracking against our Council Plan, for greater transparency. 

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Yarra City Council will move to a single-councillor ward structure for its 2024 election following a Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) electoral structure review.

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Council endorsed a community consultation regarding the installation of additional play equipment at Cambridge Street Reserve in Collingwood; resolved to request State Government assistance in implementing its circular economy reforms in public housing developments in Yarra, and more. 

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A neighbourhood battery and two wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging bays will be installed adjacent to the Collingwood Leisure Centre in Clifton Hill, Victoria in 2024.

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At tonight’s Council Meeting, Council resolved to seek community feedback on options for the installation of additional play equipment and other forms of informal play elements at the newly expanded Cambridge Street Reserve in Collingwood.

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A new pocket park in Collingwood will give the local community a much-needed place to socialise, relax, connect with nature.

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Yarra Councillors, staff and members of the Rainbow Advisory Committee (RAC) celebrated Pride last night with an evening of conversation, performance and community connection.

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Over the coming months, Yarra City Council will explore ‘5 Big Ways to Take Climate Action’ – a project supporting locals to take climate action and push for urgent change in the ways we live, work and play.

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One of Yarra’s much-loved cultural events, the Johnston Street Fiesta celebrates Hispanic and Latin American culture in the heart of Fitzroy, on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February.

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Last week, a monument in Edinburgh Gardens commemorating Captain Cook was vandalised.

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Yarra City Council has developed some suggested road treatments for the Alphington Study area, which address the safety concerns the community raised last year.

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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.

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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.

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Yarra City Council recognises the strength and resilience of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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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.

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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.

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Yarra City Council and the Yarra Energy Foundation are creating a roadmap towards an all-electric precinct.

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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.

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