The project
Umwelt (Australia) Pty Limited on behalf of Riverview Projects (ACT) Pty Ltd is proposing realignment of part of the upper and lower Tumut 330 kV transmission lines. The relocation involves decommissioning and removal of part of lines, primarily from within nature reserve, and the construction and operation of replacement transmission lines located to the south of the existing lines, mostly within rural landholdings.
The new alignments traverse a combined distance of approximately 11.3 km and would replace 12.3 km of existing lines. Proposed works would be undertaken in both the ACT and New South Wales (NSW). The Proposal and this draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) consider only the ACT portion of the proposed works.
The Proposal is located across 39 different land parcels in the districts of Coree, Stromlo, Belconnen, Macnamara, Strathnairn and Holt in the ACT. The project will be led by the Ginninderry Joint Venture (GJV) (the Proponent).
EIS process
The EIS details the anticipated environmental impacts of a development, as well as proposing avoidance and mitigation measures. A proponent prepares an EIS to enable decision makers to understand the environmental consequences of a proposed development. The EIS is required to address matters raised in the scoping document for the proposal. More information on the EIS process can be found on the EIS overview page.
A draft EIS has now been lodged for this project. The application number for this draft EIS is EIS202300023. The draft EIS is now open for comments until 10 June 2025.
Public consultation
The public consultation period for the draft EIS is 30 working days, commencing on 15 April 2025 and closing on 10 June 2025. Within this period, the public can view the application and provide written comments (a representation) on the proposal.
Any matters raised in representations made during the public consultation period must be addressed by the proponent in revising their EIS for final assessment by the planning and land authority (the authority). Representations received after public consultation closes may be supplied to the proponent for their information if they wish to consider them.
Representations should be addressed to the Chief Planning Executive and made in one of the following ways:
- Electronically using the Public Submission Smartform
- Email to: ACEPDCustomerServices@act.gov.au
- mail to: Customer Services at PO Box 365, Mitchell ACT 2911 or
- hand delivered to: Land, Planning and Building Shopfront at 8 Darling St, Mitchell ACT 2911.
Representations should include the name and contact details of the person making the comments and the draft EIS application reference number (EIS202300023).
Please Note: Under section 220(2) Planning and Development Act 2007, the authority must—
- make a copy of the representation available on the authority website,
- give a copy of the representation to the proponent of the development proposal as soon as practicable after the public consultation period for the draft EIS ends.
In complying with the obligation under section 220(2), the authority discloses the representations, which may include personal information on its website and to the proponent. You may request to have part or all of your representation excluded from the public register under Sections 411 or 412 of the Planning and Development Act 2007. The request for exclusion must be in writing and clearly identify what you are seeking to exclude and how the request satisfies the exclusion criteria. The authority may approve or refuse to approve an exclusion application.
If your request for exclusion is approved the authority will seek to protect the information from disclosure. However, the authority cannot guarantee that the information will not have to be disclosed pursuant to a legal obligation.
The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate’s (EPSDD) Information Privacy Policy [PDF 281.5 KB] contains information about how you may access or seek to correct your personal information held by EPSDD, and how you may complain about an alleged breach of the Territory Privacy Principles.
Disclaimer: As detailed above, section 220 of the Planning and Development Act 2007 requires the authority to publish representations. The authority is not able to verify the truth of any facts alleged in any representation and publication of a representation does not indicate acceptance of the opinions expressed by the author of any representation.
Application and supporting documents
Draft EIS and supporting documents
- Appendix G01 - Biodiversity Assessment Report.pdf [22.6 MB]
- Appendix G02 - Preliminary Site Investigation.pdf [32.9 MB]
- Appendix G03 - Erosion and Sediment Control Plan.pdf [12.2 MB]
- Appendix G04 - Cultural Heritage Assessment_Redacted.pdf [4.7 MB]
- Appendix G05 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.pdf [25.5 MB]
- Appendix G06 - Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment.pdf [9.6 MB]
- Appendix G07 - Traffic Impact Assessment.pdf [30.2 MB]
- Appendix G08 - Cost-benefit Analysis.pdf [2.4 MB]
- Appendix G09 - Bushfire Assessment Report.pdf [2.1 MB]
- Appendix G10 - Electric and Magnetic Field Assessment.pdf [12.1 MB]
- Draft EIS - Upper and Lower Tumut 330 kV Transmission Line Realignment [50.8 MB]
Scoping document
Public representations
No public representations have been received at this stage.
As highlighted above, in complying with the obligation under section 220(2), the authority will disclose public representations here as they are received.
