Yarra has adopted a new Council Plan, which sets our priorities and direction for the next four years.

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Yarra City Council has adopted its 2017/18 budget and Long Term Financial Strategy, following extensive community consultation.

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Changes to the Tobacco Act 1987 mean that smoking is now banned in all commercial outdoor dining areas.

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Yarra City Council succeeded at overturning a previous finding that Council "appeared to abandon" pollution at a Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) owned site in Richmond.

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Down a side alley at Fitzroy's thriving social enterprise restaurant, Charcoal Lane, a new street art installation by Gunnai Waradgerie man Robert Young is already turning heads.

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Have your say on a proposals improve the intersection of Victoria Street and Lennox Street.

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Media coverage this morning by the Herald Sun and 3AW implying a community backlash against Council’s decision to name a right of way ‘Bagung Lane’ in Princess Hill is completely inaccurate. 

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Yarra City Council will hold two council meetings this week – an ordinary council meeting on Tuesday 17 July and a special council meeting on Wednesday 19 July.

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The community has rated services provided by Yarra City Council as excellent according to the results of our latest annual customer service survey.

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Apply for a Zonta grant . The Zonta Club of Melbourne in Yarra is a vibrant and sociable group of women who work together to empower women through service and advocacy, at a local and global level.

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Yarra Council will strengthen its advocacy to government and develop an action plan to address public health and safety issues in Victoria Street in Richmond/Abbotsford.

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Yarra councillors will soon receive a briefing from officers on the local impacts of a commercial bike sharing operation.

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We want to hear what you think of our proposed strategic plan for Yarra Libraries. During the last year, we asked you to tell us how you imagine Yarra Libraries in the future, and what you would like us to do in the next three years.

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We are pleased to launch the Queens Parade Precinct Directory - Winter 2017. The directory includes special offers for July and August from 24 traders and a custom illustrative map which highlights the diverse offerings from the precinct – fresh food, services, retail, activities, restaurants and cafes and more.

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In 1917, Richmond City Council established Victoria's first baby health centre making this year the 100th anniversary of maternal child health services in the state.

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Yarra Council has achieved a significant milestone in its work to protect the city’s much-loved and valuable heritage buildings, places and streetscapes, with the introduction of planning heritage protection to a number of additional properties and precincts in north and central Richmond. 

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