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From September 2026 to January 2027, Collingwood Leisure Centre (CLC) will undergo a major electrification upgrade, transitioning from gas heating to an all-electric facility. CLC will be one of the first leisure centres in Australia to retrofit its operations from gas to electricity. 

Our new Community Local Law 2026 has been gazetted following its adoption by Council at its meeting on 9 June 2026.

Leaps and Bounds, Yarra’s annual winter music festival, has ended with a bang!

Visit Yarra City Council’s stall at Gleadell Street Market this Saturday 1 August to learn more about homelessness in Yarra, the support available locally and how you can help connect people sleeping rough with services.

The City of Yarra's National Tree Day planting event at Burnley Park brought together community, staff from Council, Merri Creek Management Committee, Felix Botanica (ecological contractor) and passionate dignitaries to help enhance one of Yarra’s most significant urban biodiversity sites.

Council is seeking to assign a name to the laneway off Argyle Street and Young Street, Fitzroy, which is informally known as “Argyle Place”.Council is committed to recognising the past and ongoing custodianship of land in the municipality by the Wurundjeri people and this policy gives primacy to the recognition of places through the use of names in the Woi wurrung language.

Young people aged 15-24 can apply for grants up to $7,000 for climate action projects with a positive local impact. 

Big news for local families: next month we're unveiling upgraded play spaces in Cremorne, Burnley and Fairfield, all built to meet the growing need for better, more inclusive playgrounds. 

A permanent shared e-bike scheme will not proceed after the only tender received in a competitive procurement process failed to meet Council's requirements.