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Welcome to Yarra City Council

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People as the Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land now known as Yarra. We acknowledge their creator spirit Bunjil, their ancestors and their Elders.

New Community Local Law in effect

New Community Local Law in effect

Find out what's changing for residents, businesses and property owners, with new laws that are clearer and easier to understand.

What's on in Yarra

Yarra Leisure Seniors Festival – $25 gym consultation and free yoga

Tue, 1 Sep 2026, 8:01am - Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 8:01am

Extraordinary Council Meeting 22 September 2026

Tue, 22 Sep 2026, 5:30pm

Thriving Garden Soils

Tue, 22 Sep 2026, 6 - 7:30pm

Planning Decisions Committee Meeting 22 September 2026

Tue, 22 Sep 2026, 6:30pm

Gardens as Restorative Places with Sandra Schwarz

Wed, 23 Sep 2026, 6 - 7:30pm

Richmond Repair Corner

Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 10am - 12pm

Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 10am - 12pm

Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 10am - 12pm
Sun, 29 Nov 2026, 10am - 12pm

Dancing from the Heart – Seniors’ dance series

Sun, 27 Sep 2026, 2 - 4pm

Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 2 - 4pm

Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 2 - 4pm

Swim School September Holiday Program at Richmond

Mon, 28 Sep 2026, 8:45am - 2pm

Thu, 8 Oct 2026, 8:45am - 2pm
Tue, 13 Oct 2026, 8:45am - 2pm
Fri, 23 Oct 2026, 8:45am - 2pm
Wed, 28 Oct 2026, 8:45am - 2pm

Guided Cycling Tour of Yarra - U3A Yarra City

Thu, 1 Oct 2026, 10am - 1pm

Distillation: A multisensory journey to the Irish Midlands | Melbourne Fringe

Thu, 1 Oct 2026, 2 - 6pm

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Your Say Yarra

Stay up to date on plans and decisions that impact you.

Improving safety in Collingwood through environmental design

Share the places you like to visit and tell us where you don't feel safe in a selected area of Collingwood.

Strategies, plans and policy

Procurement Policy

We have developed a new draft Procurement Policy which will replace the current Policy. Now it's over to you to tell us what you think.

Latest news

Council initiatives and advocacy

Collingwood cohealth site to be retained and redeveloped following community adv

On Monday 21 September the Victorian Government announced that the Collingwood cohealth site at 365 Hoddle Street will be retained and redeveloped.

City of Yarra welcomes Collingwood Football Club's Victoria Park investment

The City of Yarra has welcomed the significant investment the Collingwood Football Club is making in improvements to the surface of Victoria Park.

Council initiatives and advocacy

Have your say on the new draft Procurement Policy

The new draft Procurement Policy will use its purchasing power to deliver value for money.

Council initiatives and advocacy

Help shape a safer, more welcoming Collingwood

We're asking you to tell us about places you like visiting and/or places where you don't feel safe in Collingwood.

Remediation works for nature strips in Alphington and Fairfield

Council is arranging remediation works for grass nature strips in parts of Alphington and Fairfield following an incorrect herbicide application by a Council contractor in August.

Keeping Gleadell Street Market fresh, fair and welcoming

Yarra Council is adopting clearer rules for Richmond’s Gleadell Street Market so it can keep doing what locals value most.

Council meeting

Council takes a closer look at smart glasses

Last night, Council endorsed a motion to investigate banning smart glasses at Council leisure centres, childcare centres and playgrounds.

Arts and culture

Expression of Interest 2027 Exhibition Program

We're seeking Expressions of Interest from local contemporary artists to exhibit as part of our 2027 exhibition program at three of our libraries.

Council initiatives and advocacy

Citizens Park to undergo turf improvement works

The Citizens Park sportsground will be closed from 15 September to 1 October for intensive turf works to improve the durability and hardiness of the surface.