Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge

​​​​​​​​Marinus Link Project

Marinus Link Pty Ltd is proposing the construction and operation of a power cable and associated infrastructure, known as Marinus Link, from Heybridge in Northern Tasmania, across Bass Strait to Victoria.  Two components are being undertaken within Tasmanian Government jurisdiction:

• Converter Station; construction and operation of a large converter station complex, including two converter stations and a switching station, at Heybridge, on an existing cleared site adjacent to the Bass Highway, near Minna Road, Heybridge. Information about this component is on this page.
  
  
• Shore Crossing; horizontal directional drilling and laying of the cable from the Converter Station site at Heybridge, under the shoreline and out across Bass Strait. More information on this component is available here: ​Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters​​
  

Both components will be subject to an environmental impact assessment by the Board of the EPA (the Board) in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPC Act). The assessment by the Board of the EPA will extend to the limit of State waters, approximately 3 nautical miles offshore.

The Proposal

Marinus Link Pty Ltd is proposing the construction and operation of a power cable and associated infrastructure known as Marinus Link,  from Heybridge in Northern Tasmania, across Bass Strait to Victoria.  The Converter Station component of the Marinus Link project includes construction and operation of a large converter station complex, including two converter stations and a switching station, at Heybridge, on an existing cleared site adjacent to the Bass Highway, near Minna Road, Heybridge.

The proponent has lodged a permit application for the Converter Station component of Marinus Link with Burnie City Council under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993. The Converter Station will be subject to an environmental impact assessment by the Board of the EPA (the Board) in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPC Act).

The entire Marinus Link project has been determined to be a Controlled Action under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) (EPBC reference number 2021/9053) and will require assessment and approval under the EPBC Act, in addition to State and Local government requirements. It was determined that the proposed action will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance, protected under Part 3 of the EPBC Act, including:

• Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A)
• Listed migratory species (sections 20 & 20A)
• Commonwealth marine areas (sections 23 & 24A)​
  

​ Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge - EPA Referral (PDF 9Mb)

Note: these documents are not currently open for public comment, and are provided only for background information at this time.

Public Exhibition of Documentation

A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EIS) are available for public inspection and may be examined during normal business hours at:

Burnie City Council Offices
80 Wilson Street
BURNIE   TAS   7320

Fotr help accesing copies of the EIS, please contact Wynta Noseda on 1300 765 275 or team@marinuslink.com.au.​

Public Representations

In accordance with s.57(5) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPAA), any person may make a representation relating to the permit application (including the EIS) from Saturday 4th January 2025 to Tuesday 18th February 2025 in writing to:

The General Manager
Burnie City Council
PO Box 973
BURNIE   TAS   7320

or by emailing the General Manager at: marinusrepresentation@burnie.tas.gov.au​

Please note that your correspondence may be publicly disclosed unless there is legitimate commercial, national security or environmental reason for confidentiality. If you would like your correspondence to remain confidential, please make a statement to that effect and indicate the basis for the request.

Environmental Impact Statement

The purpose of the EIS is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.

The EIS was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EIS which were provided by the Board.​

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge - EIS and Appendix A (PDF 68Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge - Appendix B - E (PDF 79Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge - Appendix F - M (PDF 79Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge - Appendix N - P (PDF 137Mb)