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Project Update: February 2024

1 February 2024


In this edition we provide an update on the proposed terminal station near Kerang, the status of the planning and approvals process and engagement opportunities.


An image of a typical terminal station

Image: Example of a typical terminal station – South Morang (image credit – Civil Infrastructure Group)

Terminal Station site

TCV has recently purchased a parcel of land in Tragowel, approximately 12 kms south of Kerang. Subject to planning and environmental approvals, the site is proposed as the location for a new terminal station required as a key part of VNI West.

We have made it a priority to notify neighbours and local landholders of the land purchase and TCV will hold further information sessions in the area to talk to the local community and answer any questions.

We do not have a final design yet, however the terminal station footprint is expected to be roughly around 300m x 800m – which is similar in size to many of the other 61 terminals stations across Victoria.

TCV recognises that sections of the draft corridor including the proposed terminal station site are flood-prone. We will plan and design the terminal station to minimise and manage the potential risks and impacts from flooding.

Further technical and engineering assessments will be conducted as part of the planning and approvals process, including a flood impact assessment. Importantly, we must prove to the water authorities that changes to the flow or storage of floodwater will not potentially increase flood levels for our neighbours during flooding events.


Image of the TCV office space

VNI West Regional Office

Transmission Company Victoria has opened a regional office in Kerang staffed by members of the VNI West project team, to provide landholders and community members with an alternative avenue to ask questions and access information about the project.

We encourage any community members interested in the VNI West project to come and visit us. Members of the project team will be available to have a chat, provide further information and answer any questions.

Opening hours: 11.30am to 5pm on Tuesdays and 8.45am to 2pm on Wednesdays

Location: Shop 15, 47 Victoria Street, Patchell Plaza, Kerang.


Planning and Approvals

TCV has submitted a referral to the Minister for Planning to determine whether an Environment Effects Statement (EES) will be required for the project.

The EES is a rigorous regulatory process to comprehensively assess the potential environmental and other impacts of major projects.

You can view our referral on the Department of Transport and Planning website here.

If the Minister determines that an EES is required, a detailed outline of the topics to be investigated in the EES will be prepared with input from relevant Government agencies. The draft scoping requirements would then be made available for public comment and feedback received would inform the final scope of the EES.

Community consultation is an important aspect of the EES, and we will share more about how the community can provide input and feedback in future communications.

For more information on the EES process, please refer to the Department of Transport and Planning website.


Upcoming engagement

TCV will continue to work closely with landholders, communities, Traditional Owners and local governments in 2024.

There will be a number of opportunities in the coming months to chat with the TCV team in person and discuss the project.

Our project team will be at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days in Longerenong from 5-7th March. Drop in to have a chat, learn more about the VNI West project and get answers to your questions.

The next Community Reference Group meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2024. If you have something you would like the CRG to raise with TCV, please get in contact through the CRG Chair David Hale at CRGchair@rmcg.com.au


Get in touch

If you have a question you would like to ask, please get in contact through the details below.

Email: enquiries@transmissionvictoria.com.au

Free call: 1800 824 221

Website: transmissionvictoria.com.au

Kerang Office: Shop 15, 47 Victoria Street, Patchell Plaza, Kerang.
Open 12pm to 4:30pm on Tuesdays and 9am to 1pm on Wednesdays.