About us

Our role

The Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) has been established to closely link planning with community development to build active, confident, and inclusive communities. The Victorian Government is committed to delivering improvements in urban planning and development, particularly in the outer suburbs and regional areas where we are expecting strong growth. DPCD will put the needs of these growing communities front and centre. This will ensure we are building strong communities that are well planned, well designed and help Victoria continue to be one of the most liveable States in the world.

Our structure

DPCD is putting people at the heart of Victorian Government efforts to plan for liveability and growth by focusing on two things that are important to Victoria’s future: the liveability of our neighbourhoods, and the strength of our communities.

There are five groups within DPCD:

• Planning and Local Government
• Community Development
• People and Community Advocacy
• Strategic Policy, Research and Forecasting
• Corporate and Organisational Development, and Communications

The Secretary of the Department is Yehudi Blacher.

More detail can be found at Our structure

Our Ministers

The Department advises and supports nine Ministers, two Assisting Ministers and 12 Ministerial portfolios. Find out more about our Ministers.

Jobs@DPCD

Please view Department of Planning and Community Development employment opportunities at Careers with the Victorian Government, the gateway to public sector employment in Victoria.

Tell us what you think

Welcome to our site. We are interested to hear your views about the site, its design and the information on it. Please email us your feedback.

Web Site Updates

DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) as changes are being made.