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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We've upgraded Yarra's online booking system to enhance your booking experience and improve system performance. Here are some tips to help you get started.

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Launch of a Marker for the Stolen Generations

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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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No alcohol in Yarra’s parks this New Year’s Eve. We’re encouraging safe and family-friendly celebrations in our parks and gardens this New Year’s Eve. Alcohol is not permitted in public spaces in Yarra - including streets and parks - from 9pm on Saturday 30 December 2017 until 9am Monday 1 January 2018.

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The Girls Rock! Melbourne Fundraiser has more than 20 musical acts - none all male. And to top it off, all ages are welcome. It’s all part of Yarra Council’s annual Leaps and Bounds Music Festival.

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Room to Create, Q44, theatre, Abbotsford Convent, Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation

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The Keir Foundation, Dancehouse, Carriageworks and Australia Council for the Arts today announced a cash prize increase to $50,000 for the winner of the now prestigious award.

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A rare, historic WW1 field gun is being installed in the Barkly Gardens for public display.

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Are you a local artist, Arts organisation or business offering classes, online content or alternative methods of engagement? Then we want to know about it!

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Temporary closure of Victoria Street, Abbotsford (between Hoddle and Church streets).

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Adapt, not cancel is The Boîte’s message and as a response to COVID-19 they will be moving as many of their upcoming concerts as possible to a video format.

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Given the extraordinary circumstances and restrictions put into place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are putting on hold the plans for Leaps and Bounds Music Festival 2020.

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Applications for Centre for Projection Art's Masterclass in Projection Art are now open.

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Yarra City Council is creating a new festival to celebrate the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and arts, in June 2022.

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The City of Yarra’s premier celebration of local live music, the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, returns this winter with a massive line up of in-person shows across the city.

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The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival will put the ‘live’ back in live music this winter, with an electrifying program of in-person gigs showcasing the artists, producers and local venues that make the City of Yarra Melbourne’s music capital.

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Next Wave is a biennial festival of contemporary art made by emerging artists from around Australia with a focus on creative risk taking. The 2018 Next Wave program includes performances, exhibitions and events across a number of locations around Melbourne.

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Registrations for Fringe Furniture 33 are now open. Artists, designers, visionaries, dream-weavers - Fringe want your beautiful, wild, and outlandish design at Fringe Furniture as part of the Festival in 2019.

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2020 Yarra Annual grants are closing soon.

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