Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Cardinia shire planning

Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (00:58): (1877) My adjournment matter tonight is for the Minister for Planning. In 2013 72 landowners between Peck Road and Brown Road in Pakenham came together because they wanted to subdivide their land into 1-acre and 5-acre lots. The land is zoned as green wedge, but the soil quality is poor, so they cannot grow anything and feel that the land is being wasted. For 12 years now, landowners have felt extreme frustration because when they have gone and spoken to Cardinia Shire Council, the council says that it is a state government decision. And when they have followed up with state government, they have sent them back to Cardinia Shire Council. They said that it has been frustrating because there has been a decade of being batted between the two authorities. So my question for the Minister for Planning is: will the minister please meet with Cardinia Shire Council to confirm who holds the responsibility around this zoning issue and then inform the residents so they can have clarity around what they can do with their land?