We’re seeking feedback on our plan to manage our growing and changing city.

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Construction has begun on a new wind farm in Crowlands, near Ararat, which will provide energy to members of the Melbourne Renewable Energy Project including Yarra City Council.  

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If your bin is normally collected on a Friday, your bin collection will be affected by the Easter weekend.

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Due to the long weekend some of the services we offer will have altered opening hours. Check inside to see if any of the services you use will be changing.

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We have constructed an elevated boardwalk along the Merri Creek at Coulson Reserve with connecting asphalt paths and an improved pedestrian crossing across Heidelberg Road to Hall Reserve, Clifton Hill.

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Nominations for the 2018 Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award* are now open and will close on Monday 7 May. Nominations are being be accepted via an online submission process. 

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The Yarra Sustainability Awards have returned for 2018! Now is your chance to nominate yourself, a friend, group, school or business who has an inspirational or innovative environmental achievement.

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There are several major projects currently underway that are resulting in road closures in Yarra. Find out if any of these will affect you so you can plan ahead.

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JAC& is a branding and marketing agency, who also just launched a shared co-working space for hire, 43 Derby Street.

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The A-Life is a wellness and movement studio in Nicholson Village that have only been in the area for a year but are already a local staple.

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Our Yarra Youth Services team run the DJ Skills program, designed to enable a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for girls and gender-diverse young people to learn DJ skills from a female perspective.

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Congratulations to our award winners and all our nominees. Thank you to those who nominated fantastic women in Yarra and made our event such a success. It was great to have your support celebrating International Women's Day in Yarra.

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Monday 12 March is the Labour Day public holiday and our opening hours will be affected. 

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The Melba Spiegeltent is seeking expressions of interest from independent artists and small to medium companies who would like to be a part of the second festival of innovative and experimental circus work at The Melba Spiegeltent, Sidesault at the Melba.

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Yarra Council welcomes the decision by the Minister for Planning to introduce interim controls in Johnston Street in Abbotsford and Collingwood.

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We’re seeking name suggestions for two Yarra laneways, one in Richmond and the other in Collingwood.

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We talk to Anthony Chan of Chan Architecture, a small boutique architectural firm in Collingwood. 

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We talk to Monique Message from Black Onyx Financials in Richmond, a home-based business which specialises in financial advice for families who have children with disabilities or learning difficulties.

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Originally from Ethiopia, Din emigrated to Australia in 2014 and now calls Yarra home.

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