Collection: Local History Reference

Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the book explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social histo...

This book explores the extensive recovered history of Melbourne’s former Yarra Park State School on the corner of Punt Road & Bridge Road. Being one of the first schools constructed after the 1872 Education Act was passed, the primary school is an important building in Victoria’s educational hist...

The objectives of the workshop are to outline and discuss the proposed process for the bridge launch and assess the likelihood and consequences of risks identified.

"The Yarra River Connections Committee (YRCC) was created in response to the need to develop an integrated approach to the strategic management and planning of the river including activities on the water and on land in the immediate hinterland beyong the river's edge."--page 2.

"The Yarra River traffic review implements the Government's commitment to introducing ongoing appraisal of regulation, giving consideration to the impact of regulations on a healthy business environment and delivering quality services to the community"--page 2.

This study presents us with a unique opportunity to develop regulatory arrangements that will enable recreational and commercial users to use the river in a safe manner and make the Yarra River an attractive and lively place that people want to visit.

This guidelines are intended to help facilitate the growing opportunities for the use and development of the Lower Yarra River and its environs, while at the same time guarding against inappropriate activities and developments that may undermine its fundamental attributes.

"Melbourne's Yarra River looks placid most of the time, but it is a river with a turbulent past. A new exhibition at Melbourne's Old Treasury Building explores the chequered history of the stream we call the 'city's river'."-- Publisher's website.

Material in this ephemera collection covers information on Yarra Trams, Victoria.