The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project was placed on public exhibition between Thursday 28 September and Wednesday 8 November 2023. During the exhibition period EnergyCo invited the community to provide feedback via a formal submission.
The EIS provided a detailed description of the project and how it will be constructed, as well as a technical assessment of the project, including potential economic, environmental and social impacts. It also outlined ways in which we will avoid, minimise or mitigate potential impacts to the surrounding environment and local communities during construction and operation of the project.
We reviewed the submissions and have written a Response to Submissions report that summarises the feedback received and our responses to the themes raised.
Feedback from the community informed a number of key changes to the project, which are described and assessed in an Amendment report.
The Response to Submissions and Amendment reports are published on the NSW Planning Portal.
View the EIS documents on the NSW Planning Portal
Community information sessions and pop-up displays
To support the public exhibition of the EIS, EnergyCo held a series of planned pop-up displays and information sessions across the region. Details of the sessions can be seen in the drop-down bars below.
| Location | Date | Time | Registration for sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
Wellington Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club, 73 Arthur Street, Wellington | Monday 9 October | 3pm to 5pm | Register |
Coolah Coolah Youth and Community Centre, 10-12 Binnia Street, Coolah | Tuesday 10 October | 11am to 2pm | Register |
Dunedoo Jubilee Memorial Hall, 154 Bolaro Street, Dunedoo | Wednesday 11 October | 1pm to 4pm | Register |
Gulgong Gulgong Memorial Hall, 112 Herbert Street, Gulgong | Thursday 12 October | 3pm to 6pm | Register |
Coolah Coolah Youth and Community Centre, 10-12 Binnia Street, Coolah | Tuesday 17 October | 3pm to 6pm | Register |
Dunedoo Jubilee Memorial Hall, 154 Bolaro Street, Dunedoo | Wednesday 18 October | 10am to 1pm | Register |
Mudgee St John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall, 2 Church Street, Mudgee | Wednesday 18 October | 4pm to 6pm | Register |
Gulgong Gulgong Memorial Hall, 112 Herbert Street, Gulgong | Thursday 19 October | 11am to 2pm | Register |
| Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
Coolah Outside IGA, 51/53 Binnia St, Coolah | Thursday 28 September | 9am to 12pm |
| Tuesday 3 October | 9am to 12pm | |
Gulgong Outside IGA, 90/100 Mayene St, Gulgong | Thursday 28 September | 9am to 12pm |
| Tuesday 3 October | 9am to 12pm | |
Dunedoo Outside Dunedoo Newsagency, 46 Bolaro St, Dunedoo | Thursday 28 September | 1pm to 4pm |
| Tuesday 3 October | 1pm to 4pm | |
Mudgee Outside Mudgee Newsagency, 77 Market St, Mudgee | Thursday 28 September | 1pm to 4pm |
| Tuesday 3 October | 1pm to 4pm | |
Wellington Corner of Nanima Crescent and Swift Street, Wellington | Friday 29 September | 10am to 12pm |
| Wednesday 4 October | 10am to 12pm | |
Merriwa Outside IGA, 104 Bettington Street, Merriwa | Wednesday 4 October | 9am to 1pm |
Cassilis In front of Cassilis Community Hall, 24 Buccleugh Street, Cassilis | Tuesday 17 October | 11am to 1pm |
Tools and resources
Guide to the EIS
The Guide to the EIS provides an overview of the EIS including the statutory context, a summary of each chapter and where to find more information, and details on how to make a submission on the NSW Planning Portal.
Fact sheets
We have published a variety of fact sheets on key EIS topics, including:
Artist’s impression looking west from Dapper Road, Dunedoo 
Artist’s impression looking north from Castlereagh Highway, Tallawang 
Artist’s impression looking south from Birriwa Bus Route South, Merotherie 
Artist’s impression looking south west from Blue Springs Road, Bungaba 
Artist’s impression looking west from Golden Highway, Uarbry 
Artist’s impression looking south east from Wollar Road, Wollar