The Port of Hastings is set to play a key role in Victoria’s renewable energy transition to a clean energy future through the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal.
The Port of Hastings has been selected by the Victorian Government as the preferred location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal - a dedicated assembly port to support the construction of Victoria's first offshore wind farms along the Victorian coast.
The Victorian Government has identified the Terminal as critical to supporting the state’s ambitious offshore wind generation targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2045.
The Terminal will 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.
The Port of Hastings has many attributes that make 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 off the coast of Victoria.
The Terminal will receive, store, and assemble offshore wind components before they are transported to offshore wind farms off the Victorian coast for installation.
The Port of Hastings Corporation will develop the Terminal in consultation with Traditional Owners, local communities and industry, and through comprehensive assessments which recognise the important environmental, heritage and community values of Western Port.
The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) has prepared draft scoping requirements to set out the matters that will be investigated and documented by the proponent as part of the EES process.
Following consideration of public comments received on a draft exhibited between November and December 2024, DTP has prepared updated draft EES scoping requirements.
The Commonwealth has determined that the project also requires approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) due to the potential for impacts on matters of national environmental significance. The EES process will assess impacts on these matters to inform decisions under the EPBC Act. Therefore, the updated draft EES scoping requirements also address relevant matters of national environmental significance.
The updated draft EES scoping requirements are open for public comment from 3 September 2025 until midnight on 24 September 2025.
All comments received will be considered by the Minister for Planning during the finalisation of the EES scoping requirements and will be treated as public documents.
