On 30 August 2023, the HumeLink EIS was lodged with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) – formerly known as the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) – and placed on public exhibition until Tuesday 10 October 2023.
The public exhibition enabled the community to read the EIS document, seek clarification and provide DPHI with direct feedback via a formal submission.
The main body of the EIS and the associated specialist studies were available online through the NSW Major Project Planning Portal. Printed copies of the main body of the EIS were also available during the exhibition period at select community libraries across the project footprint and available to be posted to landowners upon request.
An interactive digital EIS also presented key information to support better understanding of the project’s EIS.
The HumeLink project team held 22 community information sessions across the project footprint and three webinars during the exhibition period. We also visited landowners with our Remote Access Community Hub (RACH), held additional sessions for Community Consultative Group members and promoted our activities extensively across local media, in our newsletters and updates.
More than 150 submissions were received during the public exhibition and have been responded to in the Submissions Report and addressed where required in the Amendment Report. These reports will be used to guide the project’s final determination and any conditions of approval. All submissions received are available on DPHI's website and have been shared with Transgrid.
The charts below show the issues and sub-issues raised in the submission.

