Policy and Strategy documents

From this page you can access planning related policy and strategy documents. They are listed in alphabetical order.


A plan for Melbourne's growth areas
A plan for Melbourne's growth areas describes how growth will be managed in Casey-Cardinia, Hume, Melton-Caroline Springs, Whittlesea and Wyndham, the five growth areas.
Published: November 2005
Available in hard copy (limited supply)
Price: Free
ISBN: 1 74152 303 6

Great Ocean Road Region Strategy
The Great Ocean Road Region: Towards a vision for the future was published in 2004 by the Department of Sustainability and the Environment.

List of local policies in planning schemes
The List of Local Policies lists the titles of all the local policies in each Victorian planning scheme and is regularly updated.

Melbourne 2030: a planning update - Melbourne @ 5 million, December 2008
Released in 2002, Melbourne 2030 provides a long-term plan for Melbourne and the surrounding region. Melbourne @ 5 million provides policy initiatives that are complementary to the directions of Melbourne 2030 and the two documents should be considered together. It outlines the implications of the Victoria in Future 2008 growth projections for Melbourne, which indicate that the city’s population is likely to reach 5 million before 2030. More information.
PDF Icon Melbourne @ 5 million - Full Report (PDF - 2.3 MB)
DOC Icon Melbourne @ 5 million - Accessible version (DOC - 98 KB)
PDF Icon Melbourne @ 5 million - Pages 1 - 15 (PDF - 1.0 MB)
PDF Icon Melbourne @ 5 million: Pages 16 - 34 (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Melbourne 2030: Planning for sustainable growth
The Melbourne 2030 Strategy sets out nine directions, supported by a series of policies and initiatives, to protect our liveability now and for the future.
Published: October 2002
Available in hard copy or CD
Price: $25.00 for hard copy (CD Free)
ISBN: 1 74152 133 5

Policy and Instructions for the purchase, compulsory acquisition and sale of land, August 2000
This document outlines the policies and instructions that all government agencies and authorities must follow in conducting property transactions. It looks at areas such as the Government Land Monitor and its role, sale, valuations and purchase of land, administrative procedures and native land issues.
Price: Free online
PDF Icon Policy and instructions for the purchase compulsory acquisition and sale of land August 2000 (PDF - 319 KB)

Planning for all of Melbourne
Planning for all of Melbourne - informed by the Melbourne 2030 Audit and Audit Expert Group's report, sets out the key Government initiatives for the next five years.
Published: May 2008
Available from Information Victoria and for download
ISBN: 978 1 921331 32 9

Regional Housing Strategies
Regional Housing Working Groups prepared and adopted a Regional Housing Statement (RHS) for each of their 5 respective regions:
  • Inner RHS, published November 2005
  • Eastern RHS, published April 2006
  • Southern RHS, published April 2006
  • Northern RHS, published September 2006
  • Western RHS, published September 2006.
    Regional Housing Statements provide a strategic framework for planning for the housing needs of each region to 2031. They provide guidance and direction at a regional level for local Councils in the development of their strategic planning work including local housing strategies and activity centre structure plans.

    Residential Intensification in Tram Corridors
    Residential Intensification in Tram Corridors is a research report by SGS to better understand how tram corridors might contribute to meeting Melbourne’s growing housing needs. Published in 2009 and commissioned by DPCD and the Department of Transport.

    Victorian Coastal Strategy 2008
    The latest edition of the Victorian Coastal Strategy was released in 2008 by the Victorian Coastal Council. The strategy is referenced in Clause 15.08 of the State Planning Policy Framework of all planning schemes.

    Victorian Housing Strategy
    Towards an integrated Victorian housing strategy was published in 2006 by the Office of Housing in the Department of Human Services.

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