Greater Bendigo 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 Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.

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Recent amendments

VC323 2 October 2026
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We detected a change to Greater Bendigo's planning scheme (VC323) but haven't summarised it yet.

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 clarify 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 Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme was updated from amendment VC312 to amendment VC313, resulting in several changes to Clause 14.03.

C239gben 4 June 2020
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by C239gben: 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 applies the Environmental Audit Overlay to surplus Department of Education and Training land at 61-77 Nolan Street & 19-39 Dooley Street, North Bendigo.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C239gben 4 June 2020
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by C239gben: 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 applies the Environmental Audit Overlay to surplus Department of Education and Training land at 61-77 Nolan Street & 19-39 Dooley Street, North Bendigo.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C257gben 11 February 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by C257gben: 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: "Application to rezone land at 20 Townsend Street, Flora Hill from Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to General Residential Zone (GRZ) and applies the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO).

GC91 16 August 2018
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by GC91: 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: "Changes the planning provisions for land owned by the Victorian Government at Moonee Ponds, Glenmaggie, East Bendigo, Orrvale and Kilmore.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC170 20 August 2020
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by GC170: 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: "Updates the mapping for the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) by removing BMO from five sites in four planning schemes where the vegetation no longer meets the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46 - Bushfire Management Overlay Mapping Methodology and Criteria.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC255 30 April 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by GC255: 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: "Corrects the mapping of the Environmental Significance Overlay in the Ballarat, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moorabool, Mount Alexander, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Surf Coast and Wodonga Planning Schemes to align with the gazetted Special Water Supply Catchment Areas declared under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC255 30 April 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Bendigo's planning scheme was amended by GC255: 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: "Corrects the mapping of the Environmental Significance Overlay in the Ballarat, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moorabool, Mount Alexander, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Surf Coast and Wodonga Planning Schemes to align with the gazetted Special Water Supply Catchment Areas declared under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.