Melburnians have a complicated relationship with the Yarra River, or the Birrarung as it is traditionally known. It is often derided for being brown — although this is because of soil ...

The famously brown Yarra River is the focus of renewed efforts to restore its health and protect its future. The Victorian Government is considering more than 100 community submissions to an ...

A concept for a pool on the banks of the Yarra River. The group last year pushed to revive the historic Race to Princes Bridge, a swim competition that ran from the early 1900s to the 1960s ...

The beloved Yarra River is the centrepiece of Melbourne, dividing the north from the south, and flowing 242 kilometres from its source in the Yarra Ranges National Park all the way to Port Phillip ...

In 2070, the Yarra River will not only be swimmable, it will be entirely walkable. The Great Birrarung Parkland will extend continuously from South Yarra to the river’s upper reaches.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It may be brown, murky and much maligned, but the Yarra River has been shortlisted for an international rivers award. The Yarra is ...