Council's Omnibus Amendment C118 up for public comment

Comprised of new or updated policies and the rezoning of areas of land, Campaspe Shire general manager of development Paul McKenzie said the changes were necessary due to a Ministerial Direction.

"The purpose of this amendment is to align the scheme with the Minister for Planning's Ministerial Direction," he said.

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"All councils in Victoria have been directed to do this. The other changes have arisen due to recommendations of the 2018 Planning Scheme Review Report.

"The amendment will affect the whole shire, but it's nothing for landowners to be concerned about. It's just the structure and content of the planning scheme that are being changed, to make it easier to read and use.

"For instance, one of the proposed changes is the rezoning of land at 52-86 Northern Highway, Echuca from General Residential Zone to Commercial 2 Zone.

"This has been made purely to contain all five parcels of land in the one zone."

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Community drop-in sessions will be held so residents can ask council staff questions in relation to the amendment.

These sessions will be held at:

You can view the amendment on Council's website, under 'Now Open'.

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If you would like to lodge a submission on the amendment to Council, you can do this via:

Your submission must be clearly written or typed and must include your name, current contact details and the reference number C118.

If a submission is being made on behalf of a group, please provide one contact person.

Submissions close on Thursday, March 17.

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