❓ Hon. Robyn McSweeney questions the Minister for Energy regarding consultation with landholders affected by the Muja to Wellstead 220 kV power line project, specifically concerning the extent of consultation, future plans, and the influence of small farmlet owners on power line placement.
AnsweredQoN 5572Legislative Council
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(1) What consultation has taken place with landholders in the affected areas?
(2) What is the intended further consultation going to consist of?
(3) Will landholders on small farmlets have any say in where the power line will be located on their properties?
(2) What is the intended further consultation going to consist of?
(3) Will landholders on small farmlets have any say in where the power line will be located on their properties?
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Answered
14 November 2007
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
27 days
Western Power has provided the Minister for Energy with the following response
(1) Consultation for the Muja to Wellstead 220 kV line (via Kojonup) began in July 2006. Western Power's contractors from Maloney Field Services, visited all landowners along the proposed line route to discuss the project on behalf of Western Power between August and December 2006. In addition to the personal visits from Moloney Field Services, Western Power held three community information sessions in August 2006 in Borden, Kojonup and Broomehill.
During the consultation period, many of the landowners suggested an alternative alignment for the transmission line that would place it at a greater distance away from the Stirling Ranges. Their suggested new line route was to place it parallel to the Tie Line Road, north of Gnowangerup for the section of line between Kojonup and Borden.
Consultant GHD was engaged by Western Power to carry out an independent sustainability assessment of the proposed line route and the Tie Line Road route options. On the 29 - 30 November and 5 - 6 December 2006, community workshops were held in Kojonup, Broomehill, Gnowangerup and Borden to gather information from landowners about their personal values for the measurable criteria within each corridor.
In March 2007 after collating all of the information on personal values provided by community members and measuring the quantity of each criteria within the two corridor options, GHD completed its sustainability assessment and made its recommendation that the original line route would have the least overall impact on local communities.
From 3 - 5 April 2007, Information sessions were held at Kojonup, Borden, Gnowangerup and Broomehill, advising people that the southern alignment had been selected, over the Tie Line Road option.
Now that Grange Resources has confirmed that, if the development of its mine at Wellstead is approved, it will proceed with this transmission line route option, Western Power is resuming talks with local communities about construction of the line.
(2) Further consultation for the Muja to Wellstead line will consist of direct contact by Western Power field officers with every affected landowner on the line route to determine the final positioning of the line. Contacts with landowners are expected to commence on Monday 12 November 2007.
(3) Construction of the transmission line route has already received approval from the Environmental Protection Authority. Notwithstanding this approval, Western Power is still able to make minor alterations to the line route provided no new environmental impacts are created by those changes.
Western Power's field officers will be working one-on-one with all individual landowners, and also with groups of neighbours to determine the optimum placement of its transmission line. Landowners with small properties or farmlets will be given an opportunity to suggest minor alterations to minimise the impact on their properties, provided these alterations do not unreasonably impact on neighbouring properties or introduce new environmental issues.
During this time, Western Power will work with landowners to ensure minimal impact on land usage and the maintenance of 500m buffers from dwellings, where possible.
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(1) Consultation for the Muja to Wellstead 220 kV line (via Kojonup) began in July 2006. Western Power's contractors from Maloney Field Services, visited all landowners along the proposed line route to discuss the project on behalf of Western Power between August and December 2006. In addition to the personal visits from Moloney Field Services, Western Power held three community information sessions in August 2006 in Borden, Kojonup and Broomehill.
During the consultation period, many of the landowners suggested an alternative alignment for the transmission line that would place it at a greater distance away from the Stirling Ranges. Their suggested new line route was to place it parallel to the Tie Line Road, north of Gnowangerup for the section of line between Kojonup and Borden.
Consultant GHD was engaged by Western Power to carry out an independent sustainability assessment of the proposed line route and the Tie Line Road route options. On the 29 - 30 November and 5 - 6 December 2006, community workshops were held in Kojonup, Broomehill, Gnowangerup and Borden to gather information from landowners about their personal values for the measurable criteria within each corridor.
In March 2007 after collating all of the information on personal values provided by community members and measuring the quantity of each criteria within the two corridor options, GHD completed its sustainability assessment and made its recommendation that the original line route would have the least overall impact on local communities.
From 3 - 5 April 2007, Information sessions were held at Kojonup, Borden, Gnowangerup and Broomehill, advising people that the southern alignment had been selected, over the Tie Line Road option.
Now that Grange Resources has confirmed that, if the development of its mine at Wellstead is approved, it will proceed with this transmission line route option, Western Power is resuming talks with local communities about construction of the line.
(2) Further consultation for the Muja to Wellstead line will consist of direct contact by Western Power field officers with every affected landowner on the line route to determine the final positioning of the line. Contacts with landowners are expected to commence on Monday 12 November 2007.
(3) Construction of the transmission line route has already received approval from the Environmental Protection Authority. Notwithstanding this approval, Western Power is still able to make minor alterations to the line route provided no new environmental impacts are created by those changes.
Western Power's field officers will be working one-on-one with all individual landowners, and also with groups of neighbours to determine the optimum placement of its transmission line. Landowners with small properties or farmlets will be given an opportunity to suggest minor alterations to minimise the impact on their properties, provided these alterations do not unreasonably impact on neighbouring properties or introduce new environmental issues.
During this time, Western Power will work with landowners to ensure minimal impact on land usage and the maintenance of 500m buffers from dwellings, where possible.
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