Category: Reports
New report charts the way to a better future for the Yarra
Environmental Justice Australia and the Yarra Riverkeeper have published a new report, The future of the Yarra.
Read MoreYarra River protection and management
Options for a legislative scheme On 20 February 2016, Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) and the Yarra Riverkeeper Association (YRKA) convened a workshop for community groups and environmental organisations as part of a joint project on community participation in design of…
Read MoreToward a Yarra River Protection Act
Beginning a journey of community design The Victorian government has committed to enacting a new law for the Yarra – a Yarra River Protection Act. Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) and the Yarra Riverkeeper Association (YRKA) have joined to work on…
Read MoreCharting the Yarra
This study reviews the urban planning reports that explicitly focus on the river corridor, its parklands, and its naturally vegetated banks. This study finds strikingly common themes in those reports and it provides an overview of the collective effectiveness of those reports.
Read MoreLet’s Act for the Yarra
Let’s Act for the Yarra, co-produced by Environmental Justice Australia and the Yarra Riverkeepers Association, finds that the key problems faced by the river include poor water quality, overdevelopment of the banks of the Yarra, and stresses on the river’s…
Read MoreWater citizenship: advancing community involvement in water governance
The focus of this report is the involvement of the community in decision-making processes about the use, management or regulation of water resources and water ecosystems. These are community organisations with an environmental emphasis and Aboriginal community interests. View or…
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