On this page:
- Proposed legislation for Growth Areas Infrastructure
- Delivering Melbourne's newest sustainable communities
- Melbourne 2030: a planning update - Melbourne @ 5 million
- New Urban Growth Zone
- A plan for Melbourne's growth areas
- Growth Areas Authority
Proposed legislation for Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution
The Victorian Government has introduced the Planning and Environment Amendment (Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution) Bill 2009 into the Legislative Assembly.
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Delivering Melbourne’s newest sustainable communities: Amendment VC55
Delivering Melbourne's newest sustainable communities will deliver the most significant land use and transport changes that Melbourne has experienced in a generation.
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Melbourne 2030: a planning update – Melbourne @ 5 million
Melbourne 2030: a planning update Melbourne @ 5 million is the Victorian Government’s response to the recent analysis of the 2006 Census and Australian Bureau of Statistics information which projects an increase in population and household growth for the metropolitan area. This update has a strong focus on creating jobs and services in key Central Activities Districts and employment corridors that are closer to people’s homes.
For more information, please visit the Melbourne @ 5 million web page.
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New Urban Growth Zone
Amendment VC48 to the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes introduced a new Urban Growth Zone and Minister's Direction No. 12 to facilitate rezoning of land for homes in growth areas.
- The VPP Practice Note, Urban Growth Zone, below explains the purpose and provisions of the new zone.
VPP Practice Note, Urban Growth Zone, June 2008 (PDF - 482 KB)
- Amendment VC48 may be viewed at Planning Scheme Amendments Online. The new zone, other relevant clauses and associated documentation may be viewed here. The new Clause 37.07 - Urban Growth Zone and amended Clauses 12, 14 and 66 can also be viewed in the Victoria Planning Provisions.
- The new Schedule to the Urban Growth Zone can be viewed under Zone Schedules on the Templates page and in Minister's Direction on the Form and Content of Planning Schemes (PDF - 551 KB)
- This overview map shows where the Urban Growth Zone has been applied in metropolitan Melbourne .
Urban Growth Zones map (PDF - 397 KB)
- View the Urban Growth Zone provisions, and detail of where it applies in the growth area planning schemes Cardinia, Casey, Hume, Melton and Wyndham.
A Plan for Melbourne’s Growth Areas
A plan for Melbourne’s growth areas was released in 2005 and contained a number of important components to better manage growth in these areas, including:
- the release of new land to protect housing affordability and provide adequate land for industrial uses and employment creation over the next 25 years and beyond
- long-term plans in each of the five growth areas to provide certainty about the direction of future growth
- a new Growth Areas Authority that will help streamline processes and support councils, developers and the community to ensure new neighbourhoods are well planned and that new communities receive the services and infrastructure they need sooner
- a new partnership approach to infrastructure provision that builds on existing arrangements and ensures that developers in growth areas provide a fair contribution towards the provision of infrastructure.
A plan for Melbourne's growth areas (RTF - 360 KB) Cover (PDF - 140 KB) pages 2-9 (PDF - 534 KB) pages 10-21 (PDF - 1.3 MB) pages 22-25 (Casey-Cardinia) (PDF - 1.0 MB) pages 26-29 (Hume) (PDF - 1.0 MB) pages 30-33 (Melton) (PDF - 878 KB) pages 34-37 (Whittlesea) (PDF - 942 KB) pages 38-41 (Wyndham) (PDF - 900 KB) pages 42-44 (PDF - 467 KB)Page Top
Growth Areas Authority
A Growth Areas Authority has been appointed by the Minister for Planning to oversee planning and development in Melbourne’s five growth areas. The Growth Areas Authority works with councils, developers and government agencies to:
- plan new suburbs in a way that enhances quality of life for residents, creates local jobs and is environmentally sustainable
- create affordable housing and a greater range and choice of housing
- plan for infrastructure and services as new development occurs to meet the needs of the community.
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