THE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Planning (DTP) in Victoria has invited a second round of public comment on the draft scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal Environment Effects Statement (EES).
This is a project selected by the Victorian government for the Port of Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula, with the port expected to support construction of Victoria's first offshore wind farms.
After consideration of public comments received on a draft exhibited between November and December 2024, the DTP has prepared an updated draft EES scoping requirements.
“The Department of Transport and Planning has prepared draft scoping requirements to set out the matters that will be investigated and documented by the Port of Hastings Corporation as part of the EES process,” the department said in a statement.
The updated draft EES scoping requirements are open for public comment from 3 September 2025 until midnight on 24 September 2025.
All comments received are to be considered by the planning minister during the finalisation of the EES scoping requirements and will be treated as public documents.
More information about the EES process is available at the Department of Transport and Planning website.
Questions about the draft scoping requirements can be directed to the Impact Assessment Unit at environment.assessment@transport.vic.gov.au or by calling (03) 8622 7633.
More information about the project is available by contacting the Port of Hastings Corporation at engage@portofhastings.vic.gov.au.
The terminal is to be developed at the Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA), and the adjacent marine waters within the port precinct and between Esso’s Long Island Point jetty and BlueScope's wharves.
According to a Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal, the Port of Hastings has many attributes making it an ideal location for an offshore wind assembly port, including large areas of appropriately zoned land close to deep water channel and proximity to proposed offshore wind farms.