View proposed activity centre maps
These maps show proposed building heights in the ‘core’, and the proposed ‘core’ and ‘catchment’ areas.
Statement on Activity Centres Program consultation
The Victorian Government has released the second phase of consultation for the proposed expansion of their Activity Centres Program.
Four key precincts in Bayside have been identified by the Victorian Government for future housing growth and renewal as part of the expanded program. This includes:
- North Brighton Station (Bay Street),
- Middle Brighton Station (Church Street)
- Hampton Station (Hampton Street),
- Sandringham Station (Sandringham Village).
It’s incredibly disappointing that media outlets were informed of the Victorian Government’s plans for Bayside Activity Centres before Council.
The Minister promised to work collaboratively after the lack of meaningful consultation during the Activity Centre pilot program. This has clearly not occurred.
Council will continue to advocate regarding any government changes that threaten to destroy the suburbs we love.
We are now assessing the information released by the Victorian Government and will provide more information for our community shortly.
The Phase 2 Consultation concludes on 11:59pm Sunday 19 October 2025.
Provide your feedback
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Provide feedback on the draft maps
Visit Engage Victoria to provide feedback by:
- attending an in-person information session
- attending an online information session
- completing the online survey.
Engage Victoria information sessions
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Online
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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Drop-in
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
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Four of the recently announced activity centres are in Bayside.
The program will review existing planning controls in the core of each activity centre and within a 10-minute (approximately 800 metre) walkable catchment surrounding the core.
View the current boundary and height controls
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North Brighton (Bay Street) Activity Centre
Middle Brighton (Church Street) Activity Centre
Hampton (Hampton Street) Activity Centre
Sandringham (Sandringham Village) Activity Centre
The expansion of the Activity Centres Program (ACP) follows the finalisation of the program’s pilot phase which reviewed planning controls in place at 10 activity centres across Melbourne, including the Moorabbin (Hampton East) Activity Centre. The planning controls for these centres were updated last month (April 2025) to enable the delivery of 60,000 new homes across the 10 centres.
The Victoria’s Housing Statement; The decade ahead 2024-2034 sets a target to build 800,000 homes in Victoria over the next decade. The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) are working together to deliver the Activity Centres Program.
Moorabbin (Hampton East) Activity Centre
Throughout 2024, the Victorian government planned and consulted on the first 10 activity centres, which were part of the program’s pilot phase. The Moorabbin (Hampton East) Activity Centre, which is partly located within the city of Bayside, was one of 10 centres included in the pilot.
The VPA’s work on the pilot program is now complete. New planning controls for the Moorabbin (Hampton East) Activity Centre came into effect on 11 April 2025 through Amendment GC252 to the Bayside Planning Scheme.
Amendment GC252 implements the new planning controls to enable the delivery of more homes in activity centres, including:
- A Built Form Overlay (BFO1) is applied to land within the Activity Centre Zone (ACZ). This development control includes a range of outcomes and standards for building heights, setbacks, overshadowing, and wind impacts.
- A streamlined assessment process for applications in the land covered by the BFO1 complies with the applicable outcomes and standards. This ‘deemed to comply pathway’ will mean if a development proposal meets specific, predefined building height, street wall height, and setback requirements, it will automatically be deemed compliant with planning regulations and cannot be refused a permit.
- Rezoning residentially zoned land in the walkable catchment area around each activity centre to Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ1 and HCTZ2) to accommodate greater heights (up to 6 storeys) and, in turn, greater housing density. The catchments extend roughly 800m from the commercial core of each activity centre.
The new controls seek to facilitate the development of 60,000 new homes within 10 activity centres and their catchments by 2051.
The map below shows the Moorabbin Activity Centre and catchment area, as shown in the Moorabbin Activity Centre Plan.
Read the Moorabbin Activity Centre Plan
Council’s advocacy on the Moorabbin (Hampton East) Activity Centre
The VPA, in partnership with the DTP, undertook engagement as part of the Activity Centres Program in March to May 2024 (‘Phase 1’) and August to September 2024 (‘Phase 2’) for the Moorabbin Activity Centre.
In addition to the Victorian Government’s community engagement on the Moorabbin Activity Centre, we undertook engagement with our community to inform our response. We received 167 responses to our online survey. Community feedback provided directly to Council was summarised and informed our advocacy and submission to the Victorian Government.
See what you told us about the Moorabbin Activity Centre
Moorabbin Activity Centre Program - Community Engagement Report
Engaging with our community - Phase 1
Frequently asked questions
Victorian government released documents
Ways to have your say
- Directly to the Victorian Planning Authority via Engage Victoria
- Phone the Victorian Planning Authority on 136 186
- Email the Victorian Planning Authority at activity.centres@transport.vic.gov.au
- Contact the Bayside City Council Strategic Planning Team via email at planningstrategy@bayside.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 9599 4441
- In person to the Corporate Centre at 76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham.
- Post to Bayside City Council, PO Box 27 Sandringham 3091.
- Anonymously using any of the above methods.
Keep up to date
As this is not a Bayside City Council facilitated program, it is important that you keep up to date using the Engage Vic platform. Through this platform, you can directly participate in the Victorian Government’s consultation process.
You can find out more information about the expansion of the Activity Centres Program on the Victorian Government’s website.
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