September 1st, 2026Making Way For More Homes
Land for housing across Victoria is being unlocked, fast tracking the delivery of thousands more homes.
A dozen sites across Victoria set to deliver more than 2000 homes will be assessed through the Unlocking Strategic Sites program.
The program fast-tracks the rezoning of underused land for new homes, jobs and investment.
Right now, rezoning land through councils can take two or more years.
The latest sites include former industrial land, vacant land, surplus public land and former livestock yards:
- Vacant land surrounding St Anne’s Catholic College – Kialla (Waterbird Creek Precinct)
- Farmland – Cohuna
- Vacant land – Maryborough
- Industrial land near Kananook Station – Frankston (Sub Precinct 1A, Kananook)
- Surplus council land – Nunawading (Silver Grove Precinct)
- Farmland – Lang Lang
- Farmland – Lake Tyers
- Commercial and warehouse land – Oakleigh
- Industrial land – Dandenong
- Former Warrnambool Livestock Exchange – Warrnambool
- Industrial land near the Eureka Centre – Ballarat East
- Vacant land near existing industrial and commercial precincts – Ballarat
It follows seven sites announced in April already being assessed, with the potential to deliver more than 9,000 homes.
Every project will be subject to planning assessment and community consultation.
Projects will require a minimum of 10 per cent affordable housing.
This new pathway will be delivered through the Development Facilitation Program.
