September 18, 2025
The Port of Hastings has been selected by the Victorian Government as the preferred location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal – to support the development of offshore wind farms along the Victorian coast.
The project was initially proposed back in 2023 as a base to “support the construction of Victoria’s first offshore wind farms” at the Port of Hastings. At the start of 2024, former Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, rejected the proposal.
The Port of Hastings have now refined the proposal, considering the concerns that were raised in 2023.
The referral has been lodged to the Australian Government under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999. As the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal is proposed within the Western Port Ramsar Wetland, this referral is a necessary step for the project to confirm Commonwealth environmental assessment and approvals required for the project to proceed.
The site is situated within the Port of Hastings. It is located to the southeast of Melbourne, approximately 72 km from the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD), and 2.6 km northeast of the centre of Hastings. The Terminal is proposed to be situated between BlueScope’s steel manufacturing plant and Esso’s Long Island Point fractionation plant, at the Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA), and the adjoining Western Port Bay.
View the resources below and have your say:
- Project website: Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal
- Make a submission: Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal EES Scoping Requirements
Consultation closes midnight, 24 September 2025.
