Let’s build a beautiful, liveable and accessible city
Streets Alive Yarra is a resident & ratepayer action group with a vision for thriving neighbourhoods where streets are used by people of all ages, irrespective of whether they choose to walk, cycle, use public transport or drive.
Latest posts
Scorecard launched in Herald Sun
Streets Alive Yarra launched our Election 2024 candidate scorecard with an article in the Herald Sun! Text credit: Herald Sun We’re proud of the guidance we published for the 2020 election; in hindsight we think our scores were correct. Now, for the 2024 election, we’re back with a updated version. Ian Royall from the Herald…
Election 2024
New councillors will be elected to the City of Yarra in October 2024. We encourage every voter to meet the candidates in their ward, read their websites and flyers, and form their own view as to who best aligns with their values. However, we know it can be difficult to sort through all the campaign…
A new vision for Richmond Library
Councillor Landes has suggested “a new vision” for Richmond Library: Vision for Richmond Library. Image source: Cr Landes on Facebook, 7th August 2024. A new vision for a library sounds good – for example it could be interpreted as a call to replicate the success of the North Fitzroy Library, which adjoins a tram-based shopping…
AtticusNow report on financial sustainability
The City of Yarra have released the “AtticusNow report” as part of the minutes of the council meeting from 9th July 2024. AtticusNow Report. Image credit: City of Yarra. The report represents two months of work conducted by the consultant in collaboration with Council Officers, in April and May 2022. In this article, we highlight…
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How you can help
Some of our supporters
Ali Wirtz
Champion for West Clifton Hill.
Marlou
Champion for Richmond High School.
Denali
Champion for Collingwood College.
Saskia
Champion for Richmond Primary School.
Lisa Byrne
Champion for Brunswick St North.
John Handley
Champion for Brunswick Street.
Crystal Legacy
Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne.
Thami Croeser
Urban Planner, RMIT University.