Moyne Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Barwon South West

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 Moyne 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 Moyne'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
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We detected a change to Moyne's planning scheme (VC315), for full accuracy, we're showing the amendment's own official government description directly: "Amendment VC315 makes changes to the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes to introduce a series of refinements to the residential development requirements at Clauses 54, 55 and 57 to improve clarity, consistency and environmental performance across the residential codes.

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

In the Moyne Planning Scheme, Clause 14.03 was updated to replace references to "natural resources" with "earth and energy resources." The clause now includes provisions to identify and protect extractive industry and extractive resources within Strategic Extractive Resource Areas and Extractive Industry Interest Areas, which introduces a new focus on facilitating compatible land uses in these designated areas.

C82moyn 13 August 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Moyne's planning scheme was amended by C82moyn: 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: "Rezones surplus Country Fire Authority land at 26 James Street, Port Fairy from Public Use Zone 2 - Education (PUZ2) to Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 1 (NRZ1) and applies the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO).", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC171 3 September 2020
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Moyne's planning scheme was amended by GC171: 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 mapping for the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) by deleting the BMO from three sites across the Mitchell, Pyrenees and Yarra Ranges Shires and applying the BMO to two sites in Moyne Shire to reflect the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46 - Bushfire Management Overlay Mapping Methodology and Criteria.

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

Moyne'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.

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

The date for amendment VC312 was updated to 16/06/2026.