Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters

​​​​​​​​​​​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 available here: ​Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Converter Station, Heybridge.
  
  
• 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 on this page.​​
  

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 Shore Crossing component of the Marinus Link project includes horizontal directional drilling and laying of the cable from the Converter Station site at Heybridge, under the shoreline and out across Bass Strait. 

The Shore Crossing 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 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)​
  

​Supporting Documents

​ Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - 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 EIS and supporting documentation will be available for public inspection during the period specified - below.

Copies of the EIS can be viewed during office hours at the following addresses:

Marinus Link Burnie Office 
1-3 Spring Street
BURNIE   TAS   7320 

Or

Marinus Link Hobart Office
Level 1, 74 Elizabeth Street
HOBART   TAS    7000

For help accessing copies of the EIS please contact Wynta Noseda on 1300 765 275 or team@marinuslink.com.au..

A guide for preparing a representation can be found at Guide for Preparing a Public Submission.

Public Representations

In accordance with section 74(6) of the EMPC Act any person may make a representation relating to the above proposal from 04 January 2024 to 18 February 2024 in writing to:

Chairperson
Board of the Environment Protection Authority
GPO Box 1550
Hobart TAS 7001

or by emailing the Chairperson at: enquiries@epa.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 Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - EIS and Appendix A (PDF 37Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - Appendix B - C (PDF 62Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - Appendix D (PDF 50Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - Appendix E - M (PDF 83Mb)

 Marinus Link Pty Ltd, Marinus Link Heybridge Shore Crossing, Heybridge and Coastal Waters - Appendix N - P (PDF 139Mb)