Environmental Justice Australia and the Yarra Riverkeeper have published a new report, The future of the Yarra.
Read More11 November 2015 A new report shows that four decades of planning and policy for the Yarra is failing to deliver better planning outcomes for the river, as the Yarra is squeezed by overdevelopment along its banks. The report, Charting…
Read MoreDockland News A report released last month has called on the State Government to introduce a new governance structure to protect the Yarra River. The Let’s Act for the Yarra report released by Yarra Riverkeepers and Environmental Justice Australia last…
Read MoreABC News Melbourne’s iconic Yarra River is at risk of being ‘strangled’ by development from housing, despite efforts to clean it up, its riverkeeper says. Andrew Kelly from the Yarra Riverkeepers Association has joined forces with Environment Justice Australia in…
Read MoreThe Age – Clay Lucas Despite decades of effort to clean up the Yarra, a report to be released at a forum on the river’s health on Wednesday shows high levels of pollution still flowing into its waters – these days…
Read MoreStonnington Leader – Holly McKay. LEASING and tighter licencing could be the answer to maintaining the protection of the Yarra River, according to its riverkeeper. Andrew Kelly is not opposed to private jetties, but he is opposed to those that…
Read MoreThe Age – Farrah Tomazin The Yarra River will be subject to tougher planning controls and overseen by a new trust in the latest attempt to protect it from inappropriate development. For the first time, the Melbourne waterway will be…
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