Alpine Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: North East Victoria

A planning scheme amendment is a formal change to a council's planning scheme, the legal document that controls land use and development in its area. Amendments can rezone land, introduce or vary overlays, or update local planning policy, and each one is gazetted by the Victorian Government before it takes legal effect. PolicyPing checks the Alpine Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.

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Recent amendments

VC323 2 October 2026
Verified sourceThis update is shown using the amendment's own official record or its exact wording, rather than a PolicyPing-generated summary — verified directly from source.

We detected a change to Alpine's planning scheme (VC323): for full accuracy, we're showing the amendment's own official government description directly: "Amend clause 59.05 (Building and works in an overlay) to enable a VicSmart application for land within an EMO to be accompanied by the information specified in the EMO, including information specified in a schedule to the EMO.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

VC315 24 September 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

In Clause 32.05-6, the text was modified to specify that a dwelling can be constructed or extended on a lot less than 300 square metres if it meets the standards of Clause 54, with a clearer reference to "clause 54.02-1 Street setback." Transitional provisions were also clarified for Clauses 32.05-6, 54, and 59.14, stating they continue to apply as they were before the commencement of Amendment VC282.

VC313 18 September 2026
FormattingMinimal or no visible legal effect — formatting or housekeeping only. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

In the Alpine Planning Scheme, Clause 14.03 was updated to replace references to "natural resources" with "earth and energy resources." The changes include the removal of specific provisions regarding the protection and exploration of natural resources, and the introduction of new provisions that emphasize the identification and protection of extractive industry resources within designated areas.

C65alpi 4 September 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment C65alpi updated the Alpine Planning Scheme by changing the reference from "Dinner Plain Masterplan (Dec 2005)" to "Dinner Plain Master Plan (Dec 2008)" in Clause 37.01-s1.

C016 24 January 2008
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by C016: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "Rezoning various parcels of freehold land throughout the Shire to correct mapping errors", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C043 15 August 2013
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by C043: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "Amends boundary of Alpine Planning Scheme and applies zoning and overlay provisions to reflect changes to boundaries of Alpine National Park and Falls Creek Alpine Resort in accordance with Alpine Resorts and National Parks Acts Amendment Act 2013.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C026 31 May 2012
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by C026: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "Authorisation No A02115 Rezone lot 1 LP132735 known as 16 Buckland Street Tawonga South from Low Density Residential to Residential 1.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C052 16 June 2016
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by C052: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The Amendment corrects a number of zoning and overlay mapping errors to the Alpine Planning Scheme by rezoning land to accord with the road alignment of the Kiewa Valley highway, rezoning privately owned land from Public Park and Recreation Zone to Farming Zone , rezoning public land to Public Conservation and Resource Zone and Public Park and Recreation Zone and amend Planning Scheme Map No.

C61alpi 22 July 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by C61alpi: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The amendment rezones the land at Part CA 14L, Section C, Parish of Bright, Tytynder Lane, Bright, from Public Conservation and Resource Zone to part Farming Zone and part General Residential Zone - Schedule 1 in the Alpine Planning Scheme.

GC267 17 December 2025
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Alpine's planning scheme was amended by GC267: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The amendment updates the Alpine, Ararat, Frankston, Moyne and Warrnambool planning schemes by amending the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) to ensure it remains relevant, accurate and commensurate with the bushfire hazard.