Central Goldfields Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Central 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 Central Goldfields 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 Central Goldfields'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, specifically referencing clause 54.02-1 Street setback.

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

The amendment to clause 14.03-1S changes the terminology from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the clause.

C39cgol 11 January 2024
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Central Goldfields's planning scheme was amended by C39cgol: 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 land at 2, 4, 6 and 8 Neill Street, 1-3 Nightingale Street, 73 Clarendon Street, part of 77-85 Clarendon Street and 87 Clarendon Street, Maryborough, owned by the Maryborough District Health Service (MDHS), to apply the Public Use Zone 3 - Health and Community (PUZ3)", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C38cgol 1 March 2024
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Central Goldfields's planning scheme was amended by C38cgol: 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: "Implements Section 56 of the Heritage Act 2017 to ensure that places in the Planning Scheme are consistently identified with places in the Victorian Heritage Register.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

VC312 16 June 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment changed the date from 05/05/2026 with reference VC248 to 16/06/2026 with reference VC312.