Greater Avalon (Employment)
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) is working with the City of Greater Geelong to prepare a Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA) to deliver the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct (GAEP).
The project is located approximately 20km north-east from the regional city of Geelong and 55km south-west of the Melbourne CBD and features the Avalon International Airport as a key land use within the precinct.
The Greater Avalon Employment Precinct is identified in the Avalon Corridor Strategy, Plan for Victoria and the Victorian Economic Growth Statement and will use its proximity to the airport to establish an airport precinct that will feature industrial and commercial opportunities.
Recently, we have decided to deliver the Greater Avalon Precinct using an alternate delivery pathway to a Precinct Structure Plan and Development Contribution Plan.
While the draft amendment being prepared for consultation will still plan for the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct as a whole, the GAEP has been divided into two parts to apply a bespoke planning response for each:
- Greater Avalon Employment Precinct North (GAEP North)
- Greater Avalon Employment Precinct West (GAEP West)
A graphical map of the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct
Looking north from Dandos Road to the You Yangs
Background information
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) is a State Government statutory authority within the Department of Transport and Planning that reports to the Minister for Planning.
The VPA’s main task is to make sure Melbourne and Victoria’s regions remain great places to live and work. This requires vision and long-term planning to ensure our growing population has equitable access to employment, public transport, attractive public spaces and affordable housing.
Our key priorities include unlocking land for new homes and communities, facilitating housing diversity and affordability, job creation and better development of new communities in growing and established areas.
We do this by working closely with councils, government agencies and the planning and development community on integrated land use and infrastructure coordination for new communities and strategically important precincts.
The Minister for Planning has appointed the VPA to lead this project from conception to finalisation. Throughout the project, we will work closely with the City of Greater Geelong, State Government agencies, local community members, and landowners to ensure the plan considers and reflects their input.
The Cities of Greater Geelong and Wyndham in partnership with State Agencies have adopted the Avalon Corridor Strategy that identifies the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct for strategic planning.
The precinct will capitalise on its proximity to Avalon International Airport, which is designated as an international airport. This offers a unique opportunity to conduct strategic land use planning that will help leverage the airport’s designation as Victoria’s second aerial gateway. The integrated plan for the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct will help the area accommodate this exciting economic growth by providing direction on land use, needed services and essential infrastructure to support the area.
The Greater Avalon Employment Precinct will align with the Avalon Corridor Strategy. This means planning for a site that provides industrial and commercial opportunities and responds appropriately to the context of Avalon International Airport and the rest of the corridor strategy area.
Project Status Update – September 2025
Changes to the delivery of the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct
We have decided to deliver the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct (GAEP) using an alternate delivery pathway to a Precinct Structure Plan and Development Contribution Plan.
While the draft amendment prepared for consultation continues to plan for the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct as a whole, the precinct has been divided into two parts to allow for a bespoke planning response for each area:
- Greater Avalon Employment Precinct North (GAEP North)
- Greater Avalon Employment Precinct West (GAEP West)
A map of the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct West and Greater Avalon Employment Precinct North areas, as well as further information on the project, can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the project webpage.
Update on our planning for the Greater Avalon Employment Precinct
Since our last update in May, we have:
- Finalised Council and State Agency Consultation.
- Progressed Flooding & Drainage, Biodiversity, Transport and Utilities Assessments.
- Commenced a Bushfire Assessment.
In the coming months, we will focus on preparing final draft documents in preparation for public consultation later this year.
Previous Project Status Updates
- Project Status Update – May 2025
- Project Status Update – January 2025
- Project Status Update – November 2024
- Project Status Update – September 2024
- Project Status Update – July 2024
- Project Status Update – May 2024
- Project Status Update – March 2024
- Project Status Update – November 2023
- Project Status Update – July 2023
- Project Status Update – May 2023
- Project Status Update – April 2023