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PBS to move into Collingwood Arts Precinct
28 January 2018
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PBS is the first tenant recently announced to move into the Collingwood Arts Precinct and former TAFE site in Johnston Street. Local community broadcaster PBS 106.7FM has been an integral player in Melbourne’s diverse music community since 1979.
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Celebrating marriage equality
21 December 2017
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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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No alcohol in Yarra's parks this New Year's Eve
19 December 2017
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We’re encouraging safe and family-friendly celebrations in our parks and gardens this New Year’s Eve.
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Sidesault at the Melba
23 October 2017
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A festival of five experimental circus experiences launches at the Melba Spiegeltent
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The Life and Times of Fitzroy
06 September 2017
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Oral history project produced by the Fitzroy History Society as told by 30 long-term residents of Fitzroy
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Yarra City Council decision on January 26
15 August 2017
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Yarra Council has voted unanimously to change the way it marks January 26, from 2018 onwards.
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Join the Yarra City Arts News
11 August 2017
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Would you like to keep in touch with all our arts events, exhibitions and activities?
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Call for visual artists
10 August 2017
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Applications are now open for the 2018 exhibition program. Don't delay - deadline 30 September 2017
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The Stolen Generations Marker
09 August 2017
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Yarra City Council is working with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to develop a Stolen Generations Marker and garden in Fitzroy.
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Planning for the future - our Council Plan 2017-2021
03 August 2017
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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 adopts 2017/18 budget
02 August 2017
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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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New mural celebrates Aboriginal culture in Gertrude Street
25 July 2017
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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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Annual Grants now open
27 June 2017
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Applications for Yarra’s 2018 annual grants program are now open, with more than $850,000 in funding available for grass roots community programs.
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Room to Create Responsive Grants Program Now Open
05 June 2017
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The Room to Create Responsive Grant Program is a Council initiative that is intended to help creative spaces and live music venues stay in Yarra.
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Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library opens
08 April 2017
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Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library officially opened its doors on Saturday 8 April, bringing to fruition a state-of-the-art community facility and realising a long-held dream of the local community.
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Leaps and Bounds Music Festival
21 February 2017
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Yarra City Council is proud to present the third annual Leaps and Bounds Music Festival from Friday 3 July until Sunday 19 July across local live music venues.
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Minister to determine planning application for Collingwood Arts Precinct
05 January 2017
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The Minister for Planning has agreed to a request from Yarra Council to determine a planning application (PLN15/1032) for the Collingwood Arts Precinct (CAP) site at 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood.
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Have your say on venue bookings
17 December 2018
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We're planning for the future by reviewing how we manage bookings of our facilities, from small meeting rooms to large events in Town Halls.
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2018 Annual Grants Open
20 June 2017
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Through this program, we will invest over $850,000 in programs which support and enrich the Yarra community. Applications close Monday 24 July 2017.
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