The Murrindindi Planning Scheme controls how land can be used and developed with our municipality. It is a living document that grows and changes with the changing needs of our community.
Council may make changes to the planning scheme to achieve desirable planning outcomes or to support a new policy direction. Changes to the scheme are known as amendments, and the process for an amendment is set out in the Planning and Environment Act 1987. An amendment may involve a change to a planning scheme map (such as a rezoning), a change to the written part of a scheme, or both.
Amendment C79: Implementation of Yea Structure Plan
Exhibition Period: 18/06/2026 - 20/07/2026
Overview
The amendment proposes to introduce a development framework for the township of Yea by implementing the Yea Structure Plan (Mesh, 2025) into the Murrindindi Planning Scheme and makes associated changes to the planning scheme. It provides direction for future residential, commercial and industrial development through updated planning policy.
The amendment supports the long-term growth of Yea and acknowledges its role as one of four serviced townships within Murrindindi Shire, by:
- Introducing an updated Framework Plan for Yea which includes a new township boundary and strategic directions for the township.
- Introducing policy which guides the growth of Yea to 2040.
- Adding to the list of further strategic work required.
Murrindindi C79muri Explanatory Report Exhibition Gazetted
Murrindindi-C79muri-Instruction-Sheet-Exhibition-Gazetted.docx(DOCX, 56KB)
Yea-Structure-Plan-Final-as-adopted-22-Oct-2025.pdf(PDF, 12MB)
For more information and background documents, visit the Department of Transport and Planning website.
Making a submission to an amendment
Submissions to an amendment must be received by the last day of the exhibition. Your submission must be in writing and can be:
Note: all submissions received will become public documents.