Western Victoria Transmission Network Project

Community Sessions

Moorabool Shire Council has hosted a series of online sessions in relation to the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project to better inform the community. Independent experts have been invited to speak to the public on various topics and the recordings are available online:

• Community Session 1: Understanding the Environmental Effects Statement (EES) process
  Presented by Jack Krohn, Senior Impact Assessor, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  Wednesday 23 September
  Watch the recording
  Additional Q&A - DELWP
  Additional Q&A - AusNet Services
   

• Community Session 2: Understanding compulsory land acquisition and compensation
  Presented by Tony Rutherford, Shaun Whittaker and Jackson Dyer from Mills Oakley Law Firm.
  Thursday 8 October 2020
  Watch the recording
   

• Community Session 3: Energy Safe Victoria Part 1 - Safety and High Voltage Transmission Lines
  Presented by Brett Fox and Gavin Jackson from Energy Safe Victoria.
  Wednesday 21 October 2020
  Watch the recording
  Additional Q&A - Energy Safe Victoria
   

• Community Session 3: Energy Safe Victoria Part 2 - Farming and High Voltage Transmission Lines
  Presented by Brett Fox and Gavin Jackson from Energy Safe Victoria.
  Thursday 3 December 2020
  Watch the recording
  Additional Q&A 2 - Energy Safe Victoria
   

• Community Session 4: AEMO explains RiT-T and findings
  Presented by Tony Chappel, Alex Wonhas, Greg Thorpe & Alistair Parker.
  Wednesday 9 December 2020
  Watch the recording
  AEMO responses to additional Q&A to follow

Who do you want to hear from?

Do you have a topic or agency you would like to hear from? Send us your ideas here. 

Council requested the following parties to speak with the community however our invitations were respectfully declined:
- CFA
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning - Energy Strategy Division
- Energy Networks Australia
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)