The Latest Breaking News from the Yarra River

Melbourne Love Locks Removed: council cleared 20,000 padlocks; artists turned them into works

In Melbourne, the Southgate footbridge underwent a significant change as thousands of padlocks were taken down due to concerns about structural integrity. With around twenty thousand locks contributing to sagging railings, the city creatively transformed these locks into captivating artworks. Renamed the Evan Walker Bridge in July 2015, the site…

The Times of India · Sep 8

This hotel is a stylish option for exploring Australia’s coolest city

HOTELS: On the banks of the Yarra River, Daisy Lester beds down at the stylish and sustainability-led 1 Hotel Melbourne

The Independent UK · May 1

The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief

Every Melburnian knows the West Gate Bridge, crossing the Yarra River north of its exit to Port Phillip Bay. It looms, it hums, it holds memory, it writhes.

The Conversation · Mar 17

More warning signs needed to avoid river drownings

A coroner has found the death of a man who drowned in the Yarra River was caused by misadventure, but has recommended more warning signs are needed.

AAP · Sep 30, 2024

Melbourne has treated the Yarra River terribly – but it doesn’t have to stay that way

The city’s largest waterway has been abused for so long we’ve forgotten what it could be like if it ran clear again

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2023

'He was horrific!': Nearly two thirds of family historians are distressed by what they find – should DNA kits come with warnings?

In 1853, my great great grandmother Charlotte died giving birth to her 13th child, in a tent on the banks of the Yarra River in what is now South Melbourne – but was then an overcrowded, muddy hellhole known as Canvas Town. The baby, William, died shortly afterwards. Researching Charlotte’s…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

The vast majority of Melburnians want more nature in their city, despite a puzzling north-south divide

When we were asked to survey people in Melbourne about their relationship with nature, little did we know our findings would reinforce a well-known cultural divide between those living north and south of the Yarra River. Residents of neighbourhoods to the south were overall less connected to nature.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023