Impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales

This inquiry was established on 30 July 2024 to inquire into and report on the impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales.

Video recordings of hearings can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

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Chair:		Banasiak, Mark (SFF, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Hurst, Emma (AJP, LC Member)
Members:		Donnelly, Greg (ALP, LC Member)
		MacDonald, Aileen (LIB, LC Member)
		Mitchell, Sarah (NAT, LC Member)
		Murphy, Cameron (ALP, LC Member)
		Primrose, Peter (ALP, LC Member)

Date	Milestone
30 Jul 2024	Referred
31 Jan 2025	Submissions closed
13 May 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
16 May 2025	Hearing - Council Chambers, Dubbo Regional Council, Dubbo
17 Jul 2025	Hearing - Armidale Bowling Club, Armidale

No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Mrs Julia James
No. 5 Mr Malcolm Ritter
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Mr Ian McDonald
No. 8 Dungog Shire Council
No. 8a Dungog Shire Council
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Mr Graeme Tychsen
No. 11 Ms Ifeanna Tooth
No. 12 Mr Matthew Hasemore
No. 13 Mr Patrick Li
No. 14 Mr Brian Mason
No. 15 Mr Robert Richardson AO
No. 16 Mr Peter Coughlan
No. 17 Mr David Bowman
No. 18 Merriwa-Cassilis Alliance Incorporated
No. 20 Rainforest Reserves Australia
No. 21 Mr John Kelly
No. 22 Ms Emily Edwards
No. 23 Doctors for the Environment Australia
No. 24 Hi Neighbour
No. 25 Rainforest Reserves Australia
No. 26 Cassilis District Development Group
No. 27 Save Our Surroundings (SOS)
No. 28 Justice and Equity Centre
No. 29 Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW
No. 30 CWO REZist Inc.
No. 31 Lithgow Environment Group Inc
No. 32 National Rational Energy Network Inc.
No. 33 The Centre for Independent Studies
No. 34 The Nature Conservation Council NSW
No. 35 Central NSW Joint Organisation
No. 36 Ausgrid
No. 37 The Australian Workers' Union
No. 38 AMEC
No. 39 Hunter Jobs Alliance
No. 40 Singleton Council
No. 41 Shellharbour City Council
No. 42 Uarbry Tongy Lane Alliance Inc
No. 43 Responsible Future (Illawarra Chapter) Inc
No. 44 NSW Government DCCEEW
No. 45 Mid-Western Regional Council
No. 46 ReD4NE
No. 47 Sydney Knitting Nannas
No. 48 Net Zero Commission
No. 49 Burrendong SOS - Community Group
No. 50 NSW Farmers Association
No. 51 Temora Shire Council
No. 52 Community Power Agency
No. 53 Blueprint Institute
No. 54 Country Mayors Association of NSW
No. 55 The Next Economy
No. 56 Voice for Walcha
No. 57 Climate Action and REEACH groups of Sustainable Living Armidale
No. 58 Friends of the Earth Australia
No. 59 Renew, Hunter region branch
No. 60 Dubbo Regional Council
No. 61 Yass Landscape Guardians Inc
No. 62 Armidale Regional Council
No. 63 Warrumbungle Shire Council
No. 64 Charles Abela
No. 65 Unions NSW
No. 66 Uralla Shire Council
No. 67 RE-Alliance
No. 68 Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation
No. 69 Tamworth Regional Council
No. 70 The Law Society of New South Wales
No. 71 Mr John Benjamin
No. 72 Name suppressed
No. 73 Melissa and Leo Collins
No. 74 Name suppressed
No. 75 NSW Minerals Council Ltd
No. 76 Name suppressed
No. 77 Mr Martin Mansfield
No. 78 Name suppressed
No. 79 Name suppressed
No. 80 Mr Nigel Roberts
No. 81 Mr Rick Campbell
No. 82 Dr Ken Wilson
No. 83 Ms Ruby Hardie
No. 84 Name suppressed
No. 85 Mrs Jenny Bailey
No. 86 Dr Martin Scurrah
No. 87 Hay Shire Council
No. 89 Mrs Phebe Fidge
No. 90 Mr Brian Bowman
No. 91 Mrs Anne Bowman
No. 92 Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)
No. 93 Noel Hicks
No. 94 Miss Emma Bowman
No. 95 Mr Stephen Johnston
No. 96 Name suppressed
No. 97 Colleen Wysser - Martin
No. 98 Mrs Rosemary Miller
No. 99 Name suppressed
No. 100 Name suppressed
No. 102 Name suppressed
No. 103 Name suppressed
No. 104 Name suppressed
No. 105 Ms Kim Gambrill
No. 106 Name suppressed
No. 107 Mrs Myree Russell
No. 108 Mrs Sally Edwards
No. 109 Lake Macquarie City Council
No. 110 Clean Energy Investor Group Ltd
No. 111 Mr Stan Moore
No. 112 Mr Peter Dawson
No. 113 Name suppressed
No. 114 Ms Julie Marlow
No. 115 Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Community Power Agency, Hunter Jobs Alliance et al
No. 116 Ms Annie Marlow
No. 117 Mr Jason Harrop
No. 118 Mr Anthony Morrison
No. 119 Name suppressed
No. 120 Name suppressed
No. 121 Murrumbidgee Council
No. 122 Margaret Armstrong
No. 123 Mr Ian Barry
No. 124 Mr Colin Smith
No. 125 Local Government NSW (LGNSW)
No. 126 Business NSW
No. 127 Edward River Council
No. 128 Cotton Australia
No. 129 Name suppressed
No. 130 Name suppressed
No. 132 New England Greens
No. 133 Name suppressed
No. 134 Wild Rivers Engineering
No. 135 Ms Anita O'Neil
No. 136 Mr Tim White
No. 137 Good for the Gong
No. 138 Lynette Lablack
No. 139 Murray River Council
No. 140 Mr Michael Holz
No. 141 Lyndal McRae
No. 142 Peter Reardon
No. 143 Mary Noglik and Les Dwyer-Gray
No. 144 Renee Harrison
No. 146 Robyn and Bill Hicks
No. 147 Farmers for Climate Action

Date	Venue Details
13/05/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
16/05/2025	Council Chambers, Dubbo Regional Council, Dubbo	Schedule	Transcript
17/07/2025	Armidale Bowling Club, Armidale	Schedule

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-07-11	11/07/2025	Media Release	New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) - site visits and public hearing
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Eve Altman, Nature Conservation Council
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dubbo Regional Council
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dept Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI)
2025-07-03	03/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dept Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI)
2025-07-02	02/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Andrew Abbey, NSW Minerals Council
2025-06-27	27/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Suzie Matthews, Department of Education
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Pete Rothwell, VRA Rescue
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Steve Masters, ACEREZ
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Nigel Roberts
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mrs Annette Piper, Uarbry Tongy Lane Alliance
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Alison Stone, NSW Agriculture Commissioner
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Emma Bowman
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Janine Young, Energy and Water Ombudsman
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr James Matthews, Merriwa Cassilis Alliance
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Squadron Energy
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Squadron Energy
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Rhiannon Heath, NSW Farmers
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Sally Edwards
2025-06-19	19/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Steve Masters, ACEREZ
2025-06-18	18/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Phyllis Miller, Local Government NSW
2025-06-18	18/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Phyllis Miller OAM, Local Government NSW
2025-06-18	18/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Will Rayward-Smith, Net Zero Commission
2025-06-18	18/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Will Rayward-Smith, Net Zero Commission
2025-06-17	17/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Marilyn Crestias, Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG)
2025-06-16	16/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Kathy Morris
2025-06-16	16/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Brad Cam, Mid-Western Regional Council
2025-06-13	13/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Jane Hegerty, Cassilis District Development Grp
2025-06-13	13/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Lindsay Mason, Warrumbungle Council
2025-06-13	13/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Lindsay Mason, Warrumbungle Council
2025-06-08	08/06/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Ian Barry
2025-06-04	04/06/2025	Other	Correspondence from various individuals addressed to the Hon. Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces regarding their objection to the New England REZ Transmission Project
2025-05-20	20/05/2025	Other	Questionnaire summary report
2025-05-13	13/05/2025	Media Release	Media Release
2024-08-01	01/08/2024	Media Release	Call for submissions

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Frances Arguelles	Principal Council Officer	9230 2340	[email protected]
Margaret Pollard	Senior Council Officer	9230 2714	[email protected]
Talina Drabsch	Director Committees	9230 2209	[email protected]
Glenn Hill	Council Officer	9230 2711	[email protected]

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