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 ...

On a warm, clear day, there's a swimming hole in the Yarra (Birrarung) river she likes to go to with her daughter, partner, and dog. The bank there isn't too steep, and the current is gentle.

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 ...

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 ...

One such waterway is the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. Non-profit Yarra Swim Co. is working to make the river ‘swimmable’ once more, and one way they’re pursuing those goals is by ...

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 ...

The mysteriously murky Yarra River could very well be your new local swimming haunt if the Yarra Swim Co plans go ahead. Under the $6 million proposal, released on Thursday night as part of ...

Melbourne's iconic Yarra River could soon be renamed to take on its official Aboriginal name. The river, which runs for 11km through the heart of the Victorian capital, is known as the Birrarung ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Yarra River might be the life of Melbourne CBD, but it is also a dangerous place with 14 people reported drowned since 2002 ...