For more than 25 years the Tote Hotel in Collingwood has been at the centre of Melbourne’s live music scene. The venue has helped launch some of Australia’s best known bands and played host to a long list of international acts. The pictures and posters that adorn the walls of the bar and band room [...]

SP Newsletter No.288
The October Yarra Council meeting was the best attended and most dramatic for years. The vast bulk of the residents who turned up were there to discuss the proposed local law to ban public drinking in Yarra.

Despite rates in the City of Yarra being among the highest in Victoria we have very little in the way of indoor sports facilities.
By Socialist Party Councillor in Yarra, Stephen Jolly

The Socialist Party has launched an exciting new campaign to turn the Fitzroy Town Hall into a centre for the arts, music and culture in the City of Yarra (Melbourne).
By Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party Councillor City of Yarra

Yarra Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday night to put out a draft budget for public consideration. Socialist Party Councillor Stephen Jolly was the sole voice of opposition to the 3 Greens and 3 Labor Councillors present. Both the Independent Councillors were absent.
By Socialist Party reporters

VOTE 1 Socialist Party in Yarra
All Victorian Councils will go to the polls on November 29. The Socialist Party is running a strong campaign in the City of Yarra. Read the text of our final leaflet below.

Last weekend, the Socialist Party (SP) launched its election campaign in the City of Yarra (Melbourne). Steve Jolly, a sitting councilor, is campaigning to re-win his seat. Denise Dudley and Anthony Main are also standing as SP candidates in the election on November 29. See below three mini-videos on the election campaign produced by comedian [...]

Interview with SP Councillor, Stephen Jolly by Matt Holloway
MH: What do you like most about the area of Yarra?
SJ: It is had been a great honour to be a socialist councillor in Yarra. It’s a very dynamic and diverse part of Australia.

Over 200 residents attended a rally in Fitzroy yesterday despite the cold weather and drizzling rain. The rally was organised by the Yarra Campaign Against the Tunnel (YCAT) to protest against the State Government’s plans to build a tunnel linking the Eastern Freeway to Melbourne’s western Suburbs.

On Tuesday night Yarra Council voted 8-1 in favour of this year’s budget. As a Socialist Party Councillor I was the only one who voted against. Despite describing the financial state as “strong”, the budget added extra pain on the backs of local residents and community groups.
By SP Councillor in Yarra, Stephen Jolly