We recently held two rounds of community consultation.

Report and engagement period	Approval type	Feedback summary
Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) Proposal Report 24 November – 22 December 2025	State government planning approval under the Planning Act 2016.	Seven submissions were received, with themes around land access, environmental considerations, infrastructure siting, amenity impacts and the importance of timely project delivery.
Draft Public Environment Report (PER) 12 February – 11 March 2026	Federal government environmental approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999	One submission was received seeking further information about environmental offsets

Did you know?

Under the EPBC Act, environmental offsets are measures taken to compensate for remaining adverse impacts from a project or activity. Powerlink has carried out detailed studies to carefully plan this project and reduce environmental impacts wherever possible. Sometimes, impacts can’t be avoided altogether, and this is where environmental offsets are used.

For this project, Powerlink is proposing to meet offset requirements through land‑based conservation activities. This involves protecting and managing suitable properties in the same regions as the affected plants and animals, to support wildlife and improve habitat over time.

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View the Final Public Environment Report

Following consultation, the PER was updated and has now been submitted to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for assessment. DCCEEW will consider public submissions from the Draft PER as part of their assessment process, before deciding whether to approve the project, and under what conditions. You can view the Final PER on Powerlink’s online Community Hub, at the Gladstone City Library or the State Library of Queensland.