This year, Yarra City Council is celebrating women’s achievements and providing opportunities for the local community to come together and drive change on International Women's Day.

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Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library offers a range of programs and services to stimulate lifelong learning and creativity for adults, young people and children alike.

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Each year, we honour local people who make a difference to our community with our Yarra Community Awards. These awards are a fantastic opportunity to recognise the everyday heroes in Yarra who make a difference to our community.

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Yarra City Council is thrilled that the Marriage Amendment Bill allowing same-sex couples to marry was passed in Parliament earlier this month.

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Walk to School 2018 is just around the corner. Join hundreds of schools across Victoria from Monday 8 October to Friday 2 November by getting your children's school registered. Walk to School encourages Victorian primary school students to walk, ride or scoot to and from school.

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Next Friday 27 September, 2019 is the AFL Grand Final public holiday. Check out our list of local businesses that will be open to help you make the most of your day off.

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Yarra Council is recommending the 30km/h speed limit remains in parts of Fitzroy and Collingwood, after an evaluation of the 12-month trial. By the end of the trial, residents’ support for the 30km/h limit had increased, according to the evaluation. Similarly, levels of non-support had decreased.

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Share your thoughts on our new and ambitious Climate Emergency Plan and be part of the climate solutions we develop, every step of the way.

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Yarra City Council officially opened the Alphington Park Playground last week in a fun, family-friendly launch.

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Check out the photos of this year's annual Trick or Treat Trail in Nicholson Village, Carlton North!

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Fairfield in Feb has wrapped up for another year. Tell us your thoughts and you are in the winning for a bag of music goodies from the artists on this years line up. 

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Polyglot Theatre’s 5678 Film Club is seeking volunteers! Have fun assisting school aged young people between grades 5-8 tell their stories. 

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We're excited to announce that the Collingwood Leisure Centre pool, spa and sauna has now reopened ahead of schedule following the successful completion of essential repairs to the pool.

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We’re upgrading the change rooms next to the gym at Richmond Recreation Centre. Works will begin on Tuesday 23 April and are expected to finish late August.

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Contemporary art organisation West Space has been awarded a $30,000 Room to Create grant, which they will use to help foster emerging and underrepresented artists in Yarra.

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We're hosting our first ever Pride Night at Collingwood Leisure Centre on Sunday 18 August from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Pride Night is an inclusive gym and swim night for the LGBTIQ+ community and their allies.

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On Monday 12 August we made changes to the layout of Burnley Golf Course which affects holes 1, 3, and 7. These adjustments will address and reduce the risks associated with errant golf balls breaching the existing boundary fences along Madden Grove and the CityLink freeway.

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Fitzroy Swimming Pool has partially reopened following an earlier power outage that impacted the entire centre.

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Artful Dodgers Studios are seeking expressions of interest from young singers and those with an interest to participate in a new vocal ensemble project, Ultravox Choir. EOI are open to all young people aged 14 - 27 with an interest in the project’s theme and/or in group singing and no musical experience is necessary.

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Expressions of Interest to hold a major event in the City of Yarra from June – December 2020 are now open.

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