Environmental assessment public review open
A reminder that Star of the South’s draft Commonwealth Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Victorian Environment Effects Statement (EES) are available for public review and comment until 29 June 2026.
This is an important opportunity to have your say on the project through formal government processes.
Anyone can make a submission on the draft EIS and/or EES. Submissions must be received by 11:59 pm on Monday 29 June.
- Make a submission on the EIS using a form on our website
- Make a submission on the EES using a form on the Victorian Government’s Engage Victoria website
If you’re unable to lodge your submission online or require assistance, please get in touch.
Access the documentation and find out more.
Come and talk with our team in Gippsland
Got a question or need help navigating the assessment documents? We’re here to help.
Community drop-in information sessions
Drop-in anytime to talk with our team in person and look through the documentation.
- Traralgon Town Hall – Thursday 28 May, 5 – 7pm
- Seaspray Hall – Friday 29 May, 4 – 6pm
- Foster War Memorial Hall – Saturday 30 May, 10am – 12pm
- Port Albert Hall – Saturday 30 May, 2 – 4pm
- Woodside Hall – Monday 1 June, 4:30-6:30pm
Community pop-ups
We’ll be available to chat with locals about our assessments and provide project information.
- Gippsland Centre Sale – Monday 1 June, 10am – 12pm
- McLoughlins Beach – Saturday 6 June, 9 – 11am
Commercial fishing industry sessions
People involved in the commercial fishing industry are invited to dedicated information sessions in Port Franklin on 1 June and Lakes Entrance on 2 June.
Catch up on our webinar
If you can’t make it along to one of our community events in Gippsland over the next few weeks, check out the recording of our webinar from Monday night. It was great to have around 70 people join us online to ask questions about the project and its environmental assessments.
When will Star of the South be ready?
Pending approvals, we’re aiming to start construction around 2030 and deliver first power by 2032, bringing more generation online after that.
Our environmental assessments look at the maximum time period construction activities could take for a 2.2 GW project, building in extra time in case things take longer. If we end up building a smaller sized project or building it in stages, we can bring all power online sooner.
As we get closer to construction, we’ll work to ensure construction happens as quickly and efficiently as possible – to get much needed offshore wind power into the grid as coal power stations retire.
Get an overview of what’s involved in construction.
Funding for port terminal planning
The Victorian Government this month committed $124.5 million in the 2026/27 budget to progress planning for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings – an important piece of infrastructure to support the state’s offshore wind ambitions.
The terminal will enable offshore wind projects to be constructed, while laying the foundations for a new industry that can deliver reliable renewable energy, create local jobs and drive long-term economic growth across Gippsland and Victoria.
Read the government announcement.
For Star of the South, multiple construction ports are expected to be needed. We’ll also have a Gippsland Operation Base at Barry Beach where around 200 permanent jobs will be based.
Offshore wind construction port in Taiwan
