Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy

We want to ensure that the City of Melton has a sufficient future supply of commercial and industrial land to help our economy grow and provide employment opportunities for our rapidly growing community.

To help meet the future needs of the community, we have developed the Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy.(PDF, 8MB)

This strategy sets the strategic vision, directions, and a framework to guide the long-term use and development of industrial and commercial land in the City of Melton. It also establishes employment precincts across the municipality to help guide future employment opportunities and land uses.

Project Status Update

The Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy has been adopted by Council at its meeting on 24 June 2024.

You can download and read the summary or the full version of the Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy below.

• Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy Summary(PDF, 484KB)

• Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy(PDF, 8MB)

Consultation Update

Community and stakeholder feedback was sought on the draft Strategy between 15 January and 29 February 2024. Council received and responded to 27 submissions. The draft Strategy was been updated in response to the feedback received. 

Council officers reviewed the consultation findings and prepared the Consultation Report. You can view the report below or a hard copy is available at the Melton Civic Centre.

• Melton Employment and Industrial Land Strategy Consultation Report(PDF, 424KB)

Thank you to the stakeholders, landowners and interested community members who took their time to put in a submissions, attended the Industry Briefings or called to discuss the Strategy.

Find out more via the Melton Conversations page   

Western Freeway Economic Corridor

The Economic Corridor connects our existing and future economic areas and activity centres along the Western Freeway and Melton train line. Direction 2 of the Strategy outlines the vision for the Economic Corridor and sets a pathway to creating job opportunities, industry growth, social development and access to services in one corridor network.

The Strategy encompasses 3 overarching directions:

1. Facilitate Industrial Growth and Diversification
2. Boost Local Employment Growth
3. Prepare for Change

Key Objectives for our Employment Precincts

1. Ensure the supply of industrial land.
2. Advocate for the delivery of the Western Intermodal Freight Precinct.
3. Optimise, protect and direct Industrial Industries.
4. Boost industrial employment, productivity, and amenity.
5. Facilitate a high productivity and highly integrated Western Freeway Economic Corridor.
6. Promote and support Melton’s unique workforce capability.
7. Foster commercial investment in the City’s activity centre network.
8. Ensure land use settings support innovation.

Industrial Land Use Framework

The Strategy introduces a municipality-wide Industrial Land Use Framework and a set of mapped employment Precinct Plans.

While the Western Freeway Economic Corridor sets a vision and highlights specific locations, the Industrial Land Use Framework and employment Precinct Plans represent commercial and industrial land throughout municipality, both within and beyond the Corridor.

Five employment precincts have been identified and precinct-focused plans have been prepared to outline their future economic roles, long-term growth directions and key infrastructure needs.

 

 

For more information please contact the Strategic Planning Team on 9747 7200 or email citysupport@melton.vic.gov.au