Community
9 October, 2026
HumeLink information sessions this month
Residents of the Goulburn area will have an opportunity to learn more about the HumeLink project at community drop-in sessions this month.
Residents of the Goulburn area will have an opportunity to learn more about the HumeLink project at community drop-in sessions this month.
Transgrid has advised that drop-in sessions will be held in Crookwell, Goulburn and Taralga from October 13.
A Transgrid spokesperson said the sessions would provide an opportunity for residents to talk to the project team, to hear how construction is going and to learn more about how workers will be housed in the community.
HumeLink is a new 500kV transmission line connecting Wagga Wagga, Bannaby and Maragle.
It is one of the largest energy infrastructure projects ever undertaken in NSW with approximately 365km of new transmission lines and associated infrastructure across five local government areas.
A spokesperson said HumeLink would deliver a more reliable and sustainable electricity grid by increasing the amount of renewable energy that can be delivered nationally and helping Australia transition to a low carbon future.
The project is being delivered in two sections – HumeLink East and HumeLink West – and is being described as a “once-in-a-generation investment in Australia’s energy capability”.
It is expected to be completed in 2027.
According to the latest HumeLink East construction update, work is now progressing along the entire project alignment between Bannaby and Wondalga.
The first transmission towers have been erected in the project’s northern section at Middle Arm (Upper Lachlan Council) with extra crews being mobilised to work between Bannaby, Taralga and Goulburn.
At least 160 of the project’s 459 transmission towers will be built before the end of the month.
As reported by The Southern Wire, councils across the region have been pushing for compensation because of the impact of the project on local amenity.
The councils – Yass Valley, Snowy Valleys, Upper Lachlan, Wagga Wagga City and Cootamunda-Gundagai Regional – have been asking for an annual compensation payment of $10,000 per kilometre of transmission line for the life of the project.
Yass Valley mayor Jasmin Jones said local communities were not only sacrificing landscape amenity for the project.
She said they were also providing the lands, roads and local government services that enable the infrastructure “while the primary benefits of the electricity network will flow well beyond our region”.
The sessions will be held at the Crookwell Memorial Hall between 3.30pm and 6pm on Tuesday, October 13; at the Goulburn Worker Club between 3.30pm and 6pm on Wednesday, October 14 and at the Taralga Sports Club between 3.30pm and 6pm on Thursday, October 15.
HumeLink representatives will also be at the Murrumbateman Field Days on October 17 and 18.
More information is available from the HumeLink community and stakeholder engagement team on 1800 317 367.
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