The Tally Ho Activity Centre is designated as an Activity Centre - Housing Choice and Station in Plan for Victoria, the State Government's long term plan for Victoria. 

Activity centres are places where people live, shop, work, visit. They provide a broad range of goods, services and community facilities for people and have good access to public transport. Activity centres can vary in size from a small neighbourhood cluster of shops to major centres such as Box Hill, and typically include a mix of uses such as retail, commercial and residential.

The Tally Ho Activity Centre is generally located around the Burwood Highway/Springvale Road intersection in Burwood East and contains the East Burwood Reserve, Tally Ho Business Park, Crossway Baptist Church, the Burvale Hotel and the business and health area to the north of the Burwood Highway. The Tally Ho Business Park is a key office and technology hub in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs with approximately 3,500 – 3,700 jobs.  The Melbourne Industrial and Commercial Land Use Plan 2020 reinforces this role, stating that Tally Ho is a regional employment node with substantial office space. It is also located close to tram and bus services. Council actively supports maintaining and enhancing the economic role and function of Tally Ho.

Council adopts the Tally Ho Activity Centre Structure Plan 

Council adopted the Tally Ho Activity Centre Structure Plan at its meeting on Monday 27 October 2025.

The Structure Plan is a land use and development plan for the Tally Ho Activity Centre for the next 15 years with a vision is to transform Tally Ho from car-based business park to a premier destination for business and employment and a vibrant hub with a greater diversity of uses.

The project commenced in late 2023 and included a comprehensive review of the Tally Ho Major Activity Centre Urban Design Framework (2007) and the Tally Ho Activity Centre Urban Design and Landscape Guidelines (2013).  The project was undertaken in six stages: 

Community consultation on the draft Structure Plan was held over a 4-week period from 11 March to 8 April 2025 with information sessions, targeted consultation, a YourSay survey and written submissions process. After reviewing feedback from the consultation process, the Structure Plan was revised and proposed planning controls prepared for Council’s consideration.

On Monday 27 October, Council resolved to seek authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare an amendment to the planning scheme to implement the Structure Plan. This process is currently underway.

As well as the proposed planning scheme changes, the Structure Plan includes a list of actions for Council to deliver solely or in partnership with other agencies, over the short term (0-5 years) and medium term (6-10 years) to improve the physical environment and accessibility to and within the centre.