Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

Our challenge is to improve Victoria’s liveability with a population that is expected to almost double by 2050, while responsibly tackling climate change and protecting our natural environment, infrastructure and heritage for future generations. We manage Victoria’s planning, building and heritage systems including: developing long-term, integrated land use strategies and policies; administering statutory responsibilities; facilitating urban development; and enabling government’s infrastructure strategies and programs. The Planning group works collaboratively with local government and other key public and private stakeholders to lead programs that support Victoria’s growth and liveability, and to ensure that quality services and outcomes are delivered across the state.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.