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…

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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…

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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…

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Some of our supporters


Ali Wirtz

Champion for West Clifton Hill.

Marlou

Champion for Richmond High School.

Denali

Champion for Collingwood College.

Saskia

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.