Your planning team. Your model. Your answers.
The Victorian Housing Statement, accelerating PSP reviews, Activity Centre re-zonings commencing January 2027, and Plan for Victoria, which replaced Plan Melbourne in February 2025, are all demanding the same thing: a credible, current, parcel-level growth evidence framework.
Forecaz VIC is a SaaS urban growth modelling platform that gives council planning teams in-house modelling capability from day one - pre-loaded with Victorian data, and listed on the MAV AI Procurement Register.
In-house urban growth modelling configured for Victorian councils
Five pressures are converging on Victorian councils right now
IMMEDIATE:
Victorian Housing Statement
Affects all 79 Victorian councils in Australia
ACTIVE:
PSP Reviews Accelerating
Affects growth corridor councils in Victoria
EMERGING:
Activity Centre Modelling Gap
Affects established metro and regional councils in Victoria
ACTIVE:
NEW Plan for Victoria
Replaced Plan Melbourne in February 2025.
ONGOING:
ICP Evidence Framework Scrutiny
Affects growth area councils
THE CHALLENGE
Growth scenarios you've never had to model before
Victorian councils in Australia are being asked to produce growth evidence that outstrips the tools and consultant relationships they have relied on for the past decade.
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PSP density assumptions shift
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Planning scheme amendments flow through
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Planning Permits tell a different story
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ICP charge schedules keep running on numbers that are increasingly disconnected from the ground
Evidence built for a moment that has passed
Each PSP review, each Housing Statement scenario, each grant submission triggers a new external engagement.
Your planning team waits weeks for a model they need in hours, and every answer stays outside the council when the consultant leaves.
Consultant dependency at the worst moments
Every dwelling, population, and employment figure underpinning your ICP is open to scrutiny from the VPA, DTP, Panels Victoria, the development industry, and your own audit committee.
The council that walks in with a live, parcel-level model shapes the outcome.
Assumptions open to challenge
HOW FORECAZ VIC WORKS
Forecaz VIC uses AI-powered Bayesian Network modelling to produce parcel-level urban growth forecasts. Designed for planners, not data scientists.
Pre-configured for your LGA on day one
Forecaz VIC arrives loaded with Victorian PSP overlays, planning scheme settings, VPA population projections, and cadastral land use information for your council area.
Approx. 4 weeks to first real scenario
AI sequences development parcel by parcel
Bayesian Network probabilistic modelling assigns development propensity to every developable land parcel, based on proximity to infrastructure, development yield, existing use, and local constraints. Growth is sequenced to realistic trajectories, not spreadsheet assumptions.
Growth is sequenced to realistic trajectories, not spreadsheet assumptions.
Run unlimited 'what-if' scenarios
Model Housing Statement density targets, alternative PSP configurations, Activity Centre intensification, and changes to affordable housing settings. Compare scenarios side by side in the map viewer. Re-run any scenario in days when policy shifts.
Re-run any scenario in days when policy shifts.
Export forecast reports through Forecaz API
Produce parcel-level forecasts for dwellings, population, gross floor area, employment, and development staging. Standard reports delivered in Excel, PDF, and GIS formats. Connect Power BI directly to the Forecaz API and build custom dashboards and council-specific reports from live data, refreshed every time the model runs.
Network owners gain growth pictures needed for demand modelling.
Load own planning permits for sharper insights
Incorporate your council's Planning Permits directly into the model. This adds a near-term development pipeline that no public dataset can provide, making your Forecaz VIC instance uniquely accurate to what is happening in your LGA.
Your Forecaz VIC instance becomes unique to your council.
Your planning permits.
Your competitive edge.
Forecaz VIC lets Victorian councils load their own Planning Permits directly into the growth model. The result is a near-term pipeline view that no public dataset can replicate. Every council's instance becomes uniquely accurate to the actual development activity in their LGA.
What this means in practice:
When a major Planning Permit lands on your desk, your planners can assess cumulative infrastructure demand against a model that already knows what else is approved across the LGA, in hours, not weeks.
REASONS VICTORIAN COUNCILS CHOOSE FORECAZ VIC
Built for how Victorian planning teams actually work
Forecaz VIC uses AI-powered Bayesian Network modelling to produce parcel-level urban growth forecasts. Designed for planners, not data scientists.
ICP assumptions that can be quickly defended
Forecaz VIC produces the parcel-level dwelling and employment forecasts that underpin ICP works, services, and facilities lists. Your council enters every review with an independent evidence framework.
Pre-configured from day one.
Victorian planning scheme data, VPA projections, and PSP settings are pre-loaded in Forecaz VIC so your planners are running real scenarios within two weeks. Plus add your Planning Permits for even sharper insights..
ROI well beyond consultant savings
More defensible ICP charge schedules. Better-timed capital works. Faster Planning Permit assessment. Stronger grant submissions. Reduced legal exposure. For high-growth councils, the value at stake runs into the millions.
VIC-endorsed for reduced procurement complexity
Forecaz is listed on the MAV AI Procurement Register, pre-assessed against ethics, governance, data security, and regulatory compliance criteria.
Peer-proven at comparable councils in Australia
Forecaz has been proven in Toowoomba Regional Council (Qld) for mixed urban, regional, and rural contexts. The City of Gold Coast runs its full LGIP evidence framework through Forecaz.
Designed for Planners not data scientists
Forecaz was built for professionals with urban planning experience. The AI modelling runs under the hood, so no data scientists are required for configuration. Planners interact with intuitive scenario parameters and a spatial map viewer.
Model Explorer
An interactive mapping tool to easily view and share aggregate demographic data by spatial geometry, compare projection years, scenarios and parcel level statistics.
Model Builder
Build, customise and easily refine urban growth forecasting models. Add various data sets such as Baseline Land Uses, Propensity Criteria, Catchment Geometry, Planning Schemes, to build one interactive model accessible through the Model Viewer.
SaaS Platform
Forecaz is delivered as a flexible subscription-based SaaS platform featuring scalable forecasting tools, secure enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, ITIL-aligned support and user training.
What is Forecaz VIC?
Forecaz VIC is a SaaS Urban Growth Forecasting solution, that helps strategic urban, infrastructure and utility planners within Victorian Councils to predict the future of cities and how they grow.
It combines data science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and human planning expertise into a platform that performs automated urban growth modelling and demographic forecasting.
With Forecaz VIC, Victorian Councils no longer need to use a static map of where development could theoretically go based on zoning, but are able to predict where future development will be delivered by analysing the complex, dynamic reality of urban growth based on real data.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
The value case beyond consultant saving Forecaz VIC
For a high-growth Victorian council, the total value at stake from better growth modelling runs into the millions.
The annual Forecaz VIC subscription is typically recovered within a single avoided consultant engagement.
ICP Revenue Protection
5 - 10%
Even a 5 - 10% improvement captured across a high-growth LGA represents a return many multiples of the Forecaz VIC subscription cost.
Legal Challenge Risk
Reduced
Machine Learning generated evidence framework is far harder to challenge than a consultant spreadsheet. Defending a successful challenge can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Capital Works Timing
On time
Sequenced, parcel-level forecasts allow capital works programmes to be timed against realistic development curves. Avoid stranded assets & emergency augmentations.
Consultant Engagements
Reduced
The Forecaz annual subscription is typically recovered within a single avoided consultant engagement. The institutional knowledge stays in-house.
Planning Scheme Reviews
Weeks not months
With Forecaz already live and current, periodic planning scheme reviews run faster. No new consultant engagement, no delay.
Permit Assessment Speed
Hours not weeks
Assess cumulative infrastructure demand from a major Planning Permits in hours, not weeks. Improve turnaround time and reduce reputational risk.
Grants
Submit everytime
Produce evidence-based demand forecasts internally and quickly. Respond to every state and federal grant round without commissioning a study.
Staff Retention
Builds capability
Giving planners a powerful in-house tool builds capability, reduces consultant dependence, and makes the role more rewarding.
PEER-PROVEN CASE STUDIES
Proven at Australia's most complex councils
Over 69% of Queensland’s population growth is model in Forecaz. This includes Brisbane City Council, the largest LGA in the southern hemisphere, down to small regional councils like Somerset Regional Council with a population just above 26,000. Queensland councils face the same planning and infrastructure challenges as Victoria's growth corridors and regional cities.
Major regional city managing established urban areas, new growth fronts, and rural hinterland.
Forecaz models residential, commercial, and employment growth across the full LGA. Directly comparable to Greater Geelong, Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, and Greater Shepparton.
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Victorian analogues:
Greater Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Latrobe
TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL
Regional city. Primary reference for Tier 2 Victorian councils.
One of Queensland's fastest-growing councils.
Forecaz handles the mix of greenfield growth corridors and established urban infill, directly comparable to Wyndham, Casey, Melton, and Hume's growth profiles.
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Victorian analogues:
Wyndham, Casey, Melton, Hume, Whittlesea
MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
High-growth corridor. Comparable to Victoria's MGGA councils.
Approximately 681,000 residents and Australia's second-largest LGA by population. Diverse mix of infill residential, greenfield, high-density, commercial, and tourism development.
Uses Forecaz as its urban growth modelling platform for its full LGIP evidence base. The Queensland LGIP is the direct equivalent of Victoria's ICP system.
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Victorian analogues:
Casey and Wyndham
CITY OF GOLD COAST
Australia's 2nd-largest LGA.
Full LGIP evidence base in Forecaz.
MAV AI PROCUREMENT REGISTER
Procurement complexity, reduced.
Forecaz is listed on the MAV AI Procurement Register. Every vendor on the register has been assessed against the AI Vendor Evaluation Criteria, covering ethics, governance, data security, regulatory compliance, and implementation support. This removes significant groundwork from your procurement team by providing a pre-assessed starting point.
Contact Annette Henry to discuss the procurement path for your council.
GET STARTED
Book a discovery session for your Victoria LGA
Discover how quickly Forecaz VIC can be configured for your LGA before any commitment.
Talk to us directly:
Annette Henry
Business Development Manager
Ph: 0418 123 133
Find us on the MAV Register:
Find us under Service and Tech, AI Procurement
mav.asn.au/mavlab/service-and-tech/ai-procurement
This page discusses the operational context for Victorian growth area councils in Australia. It does not constitute legal or planning advice. Councils should seek independent advice on their specific obligations under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) and associated Ministerial Directions.