Technical Reference Group (TRG)

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Technical Reference Group (TRG)

The Department of Transport and Planning has convened an inter-agency Technical Reference Group at the request of the Minister for Planning to advise the department and the Port of Hastings Corporation on scoping and adequacy of the EES studies and documentation, as well as coordination of the EES process with other statutory processes for the project.

The TRG’s membership is drawn from government agencies, regional authorities, municipal councils and Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) that have a statutory, policy or technical interest in relation to the project.

The organisations represented on the Technical Reference group are:

Department of Transport and Planning (Impact Assessment Unit)
Department of Transport and Planning (State Projects Facilitation)
Department of Transport and Planning (Freight Victoria)
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Land and Environment Policy)
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Marine Knowledge Unit)
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Port Phillip Region)
Melbourne Water

Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Offshore Wind Energy Victoria
First Peoples - State Relations
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Heritage Victoria
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Ports Victoria
Safe Transport Victoria
Victorian Fisheries Authority

The Technical Reference Group is also supported by an Independent Expert Group which consists of technical experts on subject matter relevant to the EES studies for the project. You can learn more about the Technical Reference Group here.

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Technical Reference Group (TRG)

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