We notify our members of updates through a regular e-newsletter. We also plan to publish regular updates on this website.
25 January 2023
Time to pack your red bows away until next December.
You can reuse your bows for years to come, but if you no longer need your bow, please don’t put it in the rubbish. YRA will take it and reuse it.
14 December 2022
Your YRA in action in 2022
The YRA and our residents have contributed to many community activities during the year. These include our red bow fairy and her team, our hard working volunteer tree group keeping Yarralumla tidy, our Yarralumla does Floriade team, those who helped restore our heritage street signs, and our members who earned funds for the YRA volunteering on the drinks stalls of the marathon and fun run.
28 November 2022
YRA Submission on The Planning Bill 2022
The community was invited to have its say on the draft of The Planning Bill 2022. YRA lodged a submission to share its views on the draft bill.
25 November 2022
Yarralumla's new pot hole park
Our new pothole park in Hampton Circuit, featured in the City News recently, is testament to our residents having a great sense of humour. It has been fun to watch it grow - intially a single oak tree, then came some petunias and roses, and then a children's playground. Last time we visited the oak tree was sporting some xmas tinsel
31 October 2022
Fixing our streets - why are paths and curbs roped off on many of our streets?
Workmen are currently carrying out the work orders put in place in July to address path maintenance issues in our suburb. These include repairs or replacement of footpaths, curbs and gutters and the addition of pram crossings.
30 October 2022
Thanks to all who shared in Yarralumla Does Floriade
We had a wonderful day on October 8th celebrating floriade in our Yarralumla community. Adults enjoyed free coffee and cake and took home a colourful plant for their own garden. The children who came to the pocket park had great fun bubble blowing. They also enjoyed a drink and cake and took home a pot of colour for their garden.
03 October 2022
Join us on Saturday 8th October for Floriade in Yarralumla
Celebrate spring at our Floriade gardens at the Yarralumla Shops and at the pocket park on the corner of Novar and Hooker Streets. We'll be giving away cakes, free coffee vouchers and free bloomer plants.
10 September 2022
Light Rail - Have your say
The ACT Government is inviting community feedback on Stage 2A of Light Rail from the City to Commonwealth Park.
09 September 2022
YRA AGM Outcomes
We held our Annual General Meeting at the Yarralumla Primary School on 6 September 2022. The major outcome was the election of a new Committee and some technical changes to the YRA Constitution.
30 July 2022
Trees, Trees, Trees - 75 working bees
On 26th July our dedicated YRA Tree Maintenance Group held its 75th working bee. They were at the CSIRO oval doing their bit to help keep Yarralumla looking beautiful.
