Mornington Peninsula Shire will hold a second online community information session about the Environmental Effects Statement for the proposed new gas facility at Crib Point.
During this session, Shire officers will outline Council's adopted position on the project and provide more information to help residents have their say on the project.
The Gas Import Jetty & Pipeline Project proposed by AGL and APA Group aims to increase the supply of natural gas to south eastern Australia. The proposal includes:
- Permanently mooring a floating storage and regasification unit at the Crib Point Jetty, which will convert imported liquid natural gas (LNG) to a gaseous state
- Constructing a new above ground receiving facility on land next to the Crib Point Jetty to receive the gas from the regasification unit
- Constructing a 57 kilometre high-pressure gas pipeline to transport gas from Crib Point receiving to the Victorian Transmission System in Pakenham, to enable the gas to be distributed throughout Victoria and south-east Australia.
The project has a range of potential environmental, economic and social impacts, including on the protected Western Port Ramsar site, listed migratory species, listed threatened species and ecological communities.
Council does not have any decision-making powers with respect to this project. The decision on whether to go ahead with the proposal rests with the State and Federal Governments. Council will adopt a position and associated submission on the project at its August 17 Planning Services Committee meeting. Following the meeting, Council will lodge its submission with the State Government.
More than 120 residents tuned into the Shire's first online information session on July 16, with hundreds more submitting questions. Council looks forward to a similar turnout to its second session.
Community information session:
Wednesday 19 August 2020, 5–6pm
Go to this link and follow the instructions: bit.ly/2E45Fml
