TransGrid’s Tomago to Stroud Transmission Line Project (Project) will deliver reliable infrastructure to help meet peak electricity demand across the NSW lower Mid North Coast.
Essential Energy, Ausgrid and TransGrid forecasts show peak demand in the region is expected to increase up to 35 per cent during the next decade.
The Project will involve the:
- construction of new transmission lines between TransGrid’s Tomago Substation and an existing power line to the north of Woodberry; and
- rebuild of an existing power line between Tarro and Stroud Road.
An extensive Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Report has been completed for the Project and was placed on public exhibition until 2 December 2011. The report includes detailed cultural heritage, flora and fauna, electric and magnetic fields, and construction noise and vibration studies. It also details a range of mitigation measures, which will be adopted to help minimise the Project’s environmental footprint.
The exhibition of the REF gave the community an opportunity to review the document and provide final comments on the proposal. All submissions received during this period were considered and responded to in a Submissions Report, which is provided below.
Following an assessment of the REF and Submissions Report, the Project has been approved under Part 5 of the Environmental Assessment and Planning Act 1979.
Along with our environmental consultant, Land Partners, TransGrid would like to thank all landholders, community members and interest groups who have attended our public information sessions, met with us and provided valuable feedback since the Project was first announced.
Construction on the Project is expected to begin in May 2012.
Project Updates
| Community Update |
May 2012 |
 PDF |
| Submissions Report |
January 2012 |
PDF |
| REF Information Sheet |
November 2011 |
PDF |
| Submission form |
November 2011 |
PDF |
| Community Update |
October 2011 |
PDF |
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Community Update |
October 2010 |
PDF |
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Community Update |
May 2010 |
PDF |
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Community Update |
February 2010 |
PDF |
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Heritage Study Advertisement |
February 2010 |
PDF |
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Tomago to Tarro Fact Sheet |
November 2009 |
PDF |
| Tarro to Stroud Fact Sheet |
November 2009 |
PDF |
| Feedback Form |
November 2009 |
PDF |
| Community Information Session Advertisement |
November 2009 |
PDF |
| Final Report |
August 2009 |
PDF |