Community survey results

Thanks to everyone who completed our community survey on the Cethana pumped hydro. The survey was designed to find out more about how locals are feeling about the project and its positive and negative effects including impacts on road safety, recreation and tourism, residential amenity and accommodation, as well as opportunities for local employment and economic development.

We received more than 100 responses and lots of comments that will help guide our planning and next steps!

When considering potential negative project effects concerns raised included:

• Potential impacts on housing availability and affordability in and around Sheffield
• Potential impacts on local health care resources
• Concerns regarding potential impacts on plants and animals and overall biodiversity of the local area
• Potential increase in traffic on the local and regional roads and concerns regarding road safety
• Rural and residential amenity impacts from traffic and construction activities
• Concerns that the project may limit public access to natural areas

When considering potential positive effects or opportunities of the project the following themes stood out:

• Job creation
• Economic opportunities for local and regional businesses
• Potential increase in population of local communities such as Sheffield
• Broader economic benefits for Tasmania

Your feedback will help inform our social impact assessment. Our team will be back out to talk with the community in the new year, focused on what our studies have found in traffic, visual amenity, noise and air quality, and social impacts.

You’re welcome to get in touch in the meantime if you have questions.