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The Where We Build What We Build project is supporting the Resilient Hills and Coasts (RH&C) region by enabling assessment of the climate risk exposure of homes and encouraging better climate risk mitigation decisions.

This project aims to encourage building or retrofitting of homes that are climate-ready, by demonstrating.

The Where We Build, What We Build project has developed a climate ready home specification that provides increased resilience against flood, bushfire and heat compared with traditional houses.

This plan sets out the Victorian Government’s proposed actions during the next 5 years to respond to climate change risks to our built environment of cities, towns, suburbs and regional areas, along with supporting infrastructure and services.

Clause 52.07 of the planning scheme allows people to set up temporary housing on their land without a planning permit – though there are still some requirements.

If your business premises were destroyed or damaged by a bushfire you can use the exemption to build temporary premises without a planning permit - if it’s on the same property as the destroyed or damaged premises.

Clause 52.07 is a provision of the planning scheme which supports immediate recovery following any emergency; it includes the establishment of temporary accommodation, the continued operation of business and services, repair of fences, provision of required materials and infrastructure and other emergency recovery activities.

This practice note provides guidance about making an application for a planning permit where flooding is a consideration and explains how an application will be assessed.

This practice note provides guidance about applying the flood provisions in planning schemes including the preparation of policy, identifying land affected by flooding, preparing a local floodplain development plan and the application and operation of the flood provisions, including the preparation of schedules.

This Certifier Practice Standard is prepared by the Commissioner for Fair Trading under section 14 of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act); Section 14 provides that a registered certifier’s conditions of registration may require the certifier to carry out certification work in accordance with specified standards or methodologies prepared by the Commissioner.