After the Yarra Bicycle Strategy … what next? The City of Yarra had a Bicycle Strategy that ran from 2010–2015, and saw the establishment of a number of bicycle routes throughout Yarra. There was a refresh of the Strategy in 2016. The second phase of the Wellington St Copenhagen bike lane has been funded and […]

We aim to strengthen Council’s commitments to environmentally sustainable plans for buildings, precincts, transport and so on. We’ve learned a lot about the process of local government. At this level of government we can make ourselves heard.

There is a climate emergency and we all need to acknowledge it. In order to prevent runaway climate change, everybody needs to take action. YCAN started lobbying City of Yarra to recognise that there is a climate emergency in 2016. In a submission to Council relating to the Draft Council Plan in January 2017, YCAN […]

The Australian Government announced that more than 80% of Tasmania’s Tarkine region would be protected. This stopped State Government plans to log the Tarkine Rainforest Corridor at the heart of the wilderness area.

Secured a ban on dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, preventing up to 46 million cubic metres of dredge spoil being dumped in the Reef’s waters