Supporting Offshore Wind

Environment Effects Statement process

Work on the Environment Effects Statement (EES) process for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal project is progressing.

The proposed Terminal is a dedicated facility to receive, assemble, and deliver offshore wind components to offshore wind farms off the Victorian coastline.

The Terminal would be located at the 25-hectare Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA) at the Port of Hastings. The site is within the existing port precinct between Esso’s Long Island Point jetty and the BlueScope Steel wharves.  

The Port of Hastings has many attributes which make it an ideal location for an offshore wind assembly port, including large areas of appropriately zoned land close to deep water channels and proximity to proposed offshore wind farms off the Gippsland and Southern Ocean region coasts.

The EES process is thorough and rigorous and involves multiple stages. It includes the establishment of a Technical Reference Group (TRG) by the Department of Transport and Planning to oversee the process. The EES process allows for environmental assessment and technical review by the TRG of the Terminal design and impacts.

TRG membership is made up of government agencies, municipal councils and Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) that have a statutory, policy, or technical interest in the Terminal project.

The Port of Hastings Corporation will develop the Terminal project in consultation with Traditional Owners, local communities and industry, and through comprehensive assessments which recognise the important environmental, heritage and community values of Western Port.

Contact us

E: engage@portofhastings.vic.gov.au
P: 03 5979 5500

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