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/52 VISION TO CREATE THE 'EELONG %NERGY (UB WILL SEE THE REÞNERY BECOMING A KEY PLAYER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EMERGING ENERGY SOURCES

4HE PLANNED ENERGY HUB INCLUDES A ßOATING GAS TERMINAL WHICH WOULD SUPPLY NATURAL GAS TO 6ICTORIAN HOMES AND BUSINESSES WHICH MAY OTHERWISE BE FACING A SUPPLY SHORTAGE THIS DECADE

7HILE A ÞNAL DECISION ON THE GAS TERMINAL IS YET TO BE MADE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO ASSESS AND

PLAN A PROJECT OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE AND WITH THE HIGHEST SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

ØT EVERY STAGE OF OUR PLANNING SAFETY HAS BEEN A PRIORITY

#ONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF

THE TERMINAL WOULD BE GOVERNED BY EXTENSIVE SAFETY PROCEDURES OVERSEEN AND MONITORED BY REGULATORY AUTHORITIES INCLUDING 7ORK3AFE

Ø RANGE OF 6ICTORIAN AND #OMMONWEALTH 'OVERNMENT approvals are required to ensure

THE PROJECT MINIMISES ANY POTENTIAL IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT ALL OPERATIONS WOULD BE PERFORMED SAFELY

4HE %NVIRONMENT %FFECTS

3TATEMENT %%3 WE ARE UNDERTAKING IS THE MOST RIGOROUS AND INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN 6ICTORIA

Ø TEAM OF INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS ARE CURRENTLY ÞNALISING STUDIES AND IT IS EXPECTED THE %%3

WILL BE EXHIBITED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN EARLY

4HE -INISTER FOR 0LANNINGmS

%%3 DECISION WILL THEN BE TAKEN

INTO CONSIDERATION BY REGULATORY DECISION MAKERS FOR APPROVALS

7E ARE CONÞDENT IN MEETING THE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS

7E ARE PROUD OF OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE 'EELONG COMMUNITY AND THE 6ICTORIAN ECONOMY SINCE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF

AND PLAYING OUR ROLE IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION UNDERWAY

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'EELONG 2EÞNERY

%XECUTIVE 'ENERAL -ANAGER