Gippsland Skies takes northern marine survey off the table following community feedback

Gippsland Skies has conducted extensive engagement with the Gippsland community regarding the development of its potential offshore wind project off the South Gippsland coast. 

This consultation has included 19 separate sessions conducted over the past nine months, with the most recent being eight consultation sessions held throughout February and March.   

We are grateful to members of the Gippsland community for the time they took to attend our various consultation and information sessions and for providing clear and respectful feedback on our proposed offshore wind project. We deeply respect and appreciate your opinions and points of view. 

Taking into consideration the large volume of community feedback received, Gippsland Skies will not be surveying the proposed offshore northern grid connection cable route. 

Any further marine surveys of potential alternative offshore grid connection corridors by Gippsland Skies will be informed by further information being provided on additional future connection points for offshore wind including through the Victorian Transmission Plan being developed by VicGrid. 

 The company’s upcoming marine survey program will include surveys in the feasibility licence area and proposed eastern cable corridor route only.