Yarra City Council

the city of yarra is an inner-metropolitan municipality in victoria, australia. it is home to a diverse community of about 83,600 people and has a dynamic local economy, employing almost 67,000 people with a gross regional product of $9.084 billion. the city of yarra was formed in 1994 following the amalgamation of the cities of richmond, collingwood, fitzroy and part of carlton north, formerly part of the city of melbourne, and parts of alphington and fairfield, previously part of the former city of northcote. yarra's 19.5 square kilometres include the suburbs of abbotsford, burnley, clifton hill, collingwood, cremorne, fitzroy, north carlton, north fitzroy, princes hill and richmond. parts of alphington and fairfield - south of heidelberg road - are also included in yarra. the wurundjeri-willam people of the kulin nation are the traditional owners of the land that is now known as the city of yarra and council recognises them as the custodians of the cultural heritage of this land the