At Tuesday night’s Council Meeting, Council:  

• endorsed the Yarra Multicultural Partnerships Policy. 
• endorsed a number of Community Grants streams to be initiated in 2024/25, subject to the final approval of the 2024/25 Council Budget. 
• resolved to advocate for the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Demolition of Public Housing Towers to engage public housing residents through proactive outreach,
• accessible communication, and meaningful dialogue, highlighting Yarra’s significant public housing population.
• supported the proposal for the World Heritage listing of portable buildings and resolved to collaborate with other councils to advance the initiative.
• accepted a proposal from the Department of Transport and Planning to take management responsibility of the ‘Secret Garden’ community garden space at Ballarat Street in Collingwood. 

 Council heard the following reports:    

• Quarterly Community Report - Quarter Three 2023/24
• Governance Report - May 2024 

• Delegates’ reports from: 
  - Business Advisory Group
  - Active Ageing Advisory Committee and Disability Advisory Committee
  - Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action 

 Notices of Motion:  

• Council recognised the life-saving impact of the Medically Supervised Injecting Service (MSIR) in North Richmond, expressed disappointment at the decision not to establish a second MSIR in Melbourne’s CBD, and called on the State Government to establish multiple MSIRs in Victoria.
  
  

 Other agenda items and more details about the above items can be viewed in the Council Meeting minutes, available online from Friday 17 May.