The comment period for the amendment closed 29 August 2022.

Following consideration of submissions received during the exhibition period, Council was advised that the Amendment C117mild would not be progressing further. The recommendation to formally abandon the amendment was reported to Councillors at the 22 December 2022 meeting and resolved upon in the affirmative.

Following the resolution Council has notified The Victorian Minister for Planning and submitters regarding the resolution and decision to abandon the amendment.

Council is now awaiting communication of a decision from the Minister for Planning via the newly formed Department of Transport and Planning formerly Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP).

The Mildura Planning Scheme provides strategic direction for the future planning of Mildura and the townships throughout the municipality, in line with Victorian State Government policy and legislation.

Each time council wishes to alter the Mildura Planning Scheme it must prepare an amendment to the planning scheme for the approval of the Minister for Planning.

Council has prepared Amendment C117mild to the Mildura Planning Scheme.

The amendment rezones land described as Lot 3 LP115108, River Avenue Koorlong, originally included in the Public Use Zone 1 (PUZ1) to reflect ownership by Lower Murray Water, from PUZ1 to Farming Zone (FZ) to facilitate sale of the land into private ownership.

The Planning and Environment Act 1987, requires Council to notify anyone it considers may be affected by the amendment and provide the opportunity to lodge a submission.

Please refer to the Victorian Government Gazette Notice and Submission Guidelines in the Document Library for more information about the amendment, accessing amendment documents and lodging a submission.