We notify our members of updates through a regular e-newsletter. We also plan to publish regular updates on this website.
28 February 2021
Weston Park Road Naming Survey
Weston park has five un-named minor roads making it difficult to describe the location to emergency services in the event of an accident, medical emergency or fire, ACT Place names would like your views on their proposed names.
27 February 2021
YRA Tree Group
The YRA Tree Group meets on Tuesday mornings at 9am. On 9 March meet at Novar St and Alexandrina Dr.
11 December 2020
Red Bows for Yarralumla's street trees - last orders
Yarralumla started a new festive season tradition last year - dressing our street trees with red bows. Read more for details of how to place an order and to see instructions on how to DIY red bows for your street trees.
03 December 2020
Red bows on Dunrossil Drive
The Governor-General has joined in the Yarralumla festive spirit and adorned the 1918 Heritage listed Elm trees on either side of Dunrossil Drive – from the entrance to the Cotter Road.
03 December 2020
Yarralumla Shops
Yarralumla Shops After the success of Floriade:Reimagined at the Yarralumla Shops, YRA now has approval to continue to maintain a flower bed at the shops.
30 November 2020
Derelict site - 39 Bentham and 33 Hutchins
The blocks 39 Bentham and 33 Hutchins Street opposite Yarralumla Shops were part of early 1920's Canberra Brickworks Housing Precinct but are now a derelict site.
18 October 2020
Tree maintenance group meeting times
The Yarralumla volunteer tree maintenance group will meet every Tuesday at 9.00am until the middle of December to work on the ridge from Denman Street near the Uniting Church.
23 September 2020
Floriade in Yarralumla
The tulips and annuals at the shops and in the pocket park on the corner of Novar and Hooker are coming into bloom thanks to those residents who have watered and cared for them over recent months. Sad to see that one of the wheelbarrows of blooms vanished one night.
22 September 2020
Blue Gum Point project
The ACT Government has awarded an Environment Grant of $20,856 to Friends of Grasslands to restore grassy woodlands at Blue Gum Point (east) in Yarralumla. The site contains populations of the nationally endangered Button Wrinklewort and Golden Sun Moth.
01 September 2020
2020 ACT Election - YRA Priorities
YRA wrote to all the known candidates for the electorate of Murrumbidgee in the forthcoming ACT election, seeking their views on a number of issues affecting Yarralumla. Read more to see the YRA's list of key priorities and the responses we've received.
