Amendment C143 – Public Acquisition Overlay

What is Amendment C143?

The Amendment applies the Public Acquisition Overlay to part of 23 properties (11 properties in Newborough, 11 properties in Morwell and 1 property in Traralgon) to advance the acquisition of land required for public purposes in our growth areas.

The affected land has been identified for road infrastructure, drainage infrastructure or active open space in either the Lake Narracan Precinct Structure Plan & Development Contributions Plan, Morwell North West Development Plan & Development Contributions Plan, or the Traralgon North Development Plan & Development Contributions Plan. Figure 1-3 – Subject Sites.

Figure 1: Lake Narracan growth area

Figure 2: Morwell North West growth area

Figure 3: Traralgon North growth area

What does Amendment C143 do?

The amendment will:

insert Planning Scheme Map No.s 24PAO, 25PAO, 30PAO, 50PAO, 71PAO, and 76PAO to apply the Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO2 or PAO3) to the 23 identified properties;

amend the Schedule to Clause 45.01 (Public Acquisition Overlay) to make:

Latrobe City Council the Acquiring Authority for the PAO2 with the purpose of the acquisition ‘Road projects’;
Latrobe City Council the Acquiring authority for the PAO3 with the purpose of the acquisition ‘Drainage / Open space reserves’;
amend the schedule to Clause 72.03 – What does this planning scheme consist of? to reference 24PAO, 25PAO, 30PAO, 50PAO, 71PAO, and 76PAO;
amend the schedule to Clause 74.01 – Application of zones, overlays and provisions to outline how the Public Acquisition Overlay implements the Municipal Planning Strategy.

Current Stage: Planning Panel

Public Exhibition of the amendment took place between 21 November 2024 and 23 December 2024 resulting in a total of 7 written submissions being received.

At the 24 February 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council considered all submissions received to Amendment C143 and resolved to request a Planning Panel be appointed by the Minister for Planning to review Amendment C143 and the submissions received.

On the 28 February 2025, council officers requested the Minister appoint a Planning Panel for Amendment C143.

On the 29 April, Council was advised that the Panel Hearing had been postponed.

The Panel Hearing will now be held online starting at 10am on Tuesday 20 May 2025. Click here to join Panel Hearing online

Meeting ID: 421 764 036 779 Passcode: 6GS6FP2h

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