The Amendment proposes to implement the recommendations of the Latrobe City Signage Strategy 2025 by introducing new local content to the Planning Policy Framework, amending the schedules to Activity Centre Zones, and introducing the Latrobe City Signage Strategy 2025 as a background document.

The Amendment applies to the entire municipality of Latrobe City Council.

What does Amendment C151 do?

The amendment:

• Amends Clause 15.01-1L Urban Design and insert a new Clause 15.01-1L-01 Signs to include general Objectives, Strategies and Guidelines followed by the specific strategies of character areas;
• Amends policy to Clause 37.08 Activity Centre Zone, Schedule 1 Traralgon Activity Centre, to include relevant information regarding signs which is consistent with the Strategy;
• Amends policy to Clause 37.08 Activity Centre Zone, Schedule 2 Morwell Activity Centre, to include relevant information regarding signs which is consistent with the Strategy; and
• Includes the Latrobe City Signage Strategy 2025 in the Schedule of Clause 72.08 Background Documents. 
  Current Stage: Exhibition

Current Stage: Planning Panel

 
Exhibition of the amendment took place between 22 January 2026 and 23 February 2026. 11 written submissions were received.

All submissions received, as well as a response to each submission, were presented to Council for their consideration at the 25 May 2026 Council Meeting.
Council resolved:

That Council:

1. has received, noted and formally considered all submissions received in response to the exhibition of Amendment C151 to the Latrobe Planning Scheme;
2. notes the officer response to the issues raised by the submissions as outlined in the Summary of Submissions;
3. resolves that Submission 1, 2, 5 and 7 are wholly irrelevant to the Amendment and must not be referred to an independent Planning Panel by operation of Section 23(6) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987;
4. requests the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Planning Panel to consider Submission 10 and 11 in relation to the Amendment in accordance with section 23 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987;
5. refers Submission 10 and Submission 11 to the independent Planning Panel for its consideration;
6. endorses the officer’s response to the issues raised by submissions and the recommended changes to Amendment C151, as the basis for Council’s submission to the Planning Panel; and
7. advises those persons who made written submissions to Amendment C151 of Council’s decision.

Council requested that a Planning Panel be appointed to consider all submissions to Amendment C151latr on 3 June 2026.

• Planning Panel Directions Hearing was held online, 1 July 2026. 
   
• Planning Panel Hearing was held online, 31 July 2026.
   
• On 14 August 2026, Council received the Planning Panel Report (Which can be viewed below) and is proposed to be considered at the 28 September 2026 Council Meeting.