Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is returning to Yarra for its 11th edition and once again we are offering support to local venues and record stores to contribute to the festival line-up.

Venues and record stores can submit to be part of the festival and receive support from Yarra City Council.

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Workshops with Yalinguth creative team engages Sacred Heart Primary School students and teachers in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history of their neighbourhood. 

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In 2023 the Room to Create Program will support two innovative and emerging projects with access to free studio space for 12 months.

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Fitzroy based artist Darien Pullen has been announced, to commission the statue honouring the lives and legacies of music legends Uncle Archie Roach AM AC and Aunty Ruby Hunter.

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Sharpen your skills by joining our free community training program.

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Celebrate Sydney World Pride with the @queerways.au team and their Queer Maps of Melbourne, now on display at Industry Lanes, 459 Church Street, Richmond.

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Celebrate and reflect on the contributions, stories and history of Yarra’s many multicultural communities.

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Would you like to exhibit your artwork at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in Collingwood?

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As part of our LGBTIQ+ Strategy 2021-2024 we are working to identify and document locations that are historically important to LGBTIQA+ communities.

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Get ready to celebrate at Victoria’s Pride Street Party this February in Yarra.

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Yarra City Council is encouraging safe and family-friendly celebrations if you are planning on heading to one of our parks this New Year’s Eve.

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We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Artist in Residence through the Room to Create Program.

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Following the success of the 2021 Bursary Round, Bakehouse Studios is launching a new round of bursaries commencing 25th October 2022 and concluding 25th February 2023.

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Are you working on a creative project designed to engage the community on climate action? Find out about our Climate Action Small Project Grants.

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The statues will be installed in Fitzroy, a place of deep meaning for both musicians.

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Yarra City Council is taking an innovative new approach to addressing amenity, urban activation and perceptions of safety in North Richmond.

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Listen to Bring It Home recorded live at Leaps and Bounds Music Festival 2022 as part of Victorian Seniors Festival. 

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We're excited to announce Queerways: Retracing Queer Yarra has been shortlisted for a Victorian Community History Award. 

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In 2021, Alphington Community Centre ran an outside gallery on the fence featuring 10 artists including painters, photographers, and poets. This street gallery proved a wonderful way for the local community to keep connected during lockdowns. Still.Life is the follow up project, a living 3D artwork which continues to provide a focal point for the local community.   

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Kids’ Own Publishing launch ‘Somewhere in the Middle’ – a wordless picture book created by children and their parents from Carringbush Adult Education.

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