HumeLink West

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HumeLink will deliver a more reliable and more sustainable grid, create more than 1600 jobs and generate major benefits for local communities along the route.

Transgrid has contracted UGL Engineering Pty Ltd and CPB Contractors Pty Ltd (UGL-CPB JV) to deliver the western portion of the HumeLink project.

HumeLink West involves the expansion of the existing Wagga Wagga 500 kV substation, the design and construction of a new substation at Gugaa and connection works to the future Maragle 500 kV substation. The project also includes a new 500 kV double circuit transmission line to connect the substations at the Wondalga interface point with HumeLink East.

Figure 1: Division of HumeLink East and HumeLink West sections

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Share your feedback with the HumeLink team – Social Impact Management Plan

The HumeLink project team is seeking community and stakeholder feedback on how to maximise the social and economic benefits of HumeLink. To help us understand these opportunities and minimise impacts, we are inviting the community to participate in a survey to tell us what you think.The survey aims to:

• Monitor impacts HumeLink West and HumeLink East is having on the community
• Identify opportunities to mitigate any negative social and economic impacts
• Improve positive community outcomes
• Show the best ways to monitor, review and report what’s happening

Please share your feedback and comments with us before Friday 7 March 2025. Simply click here to be directed to the questionnaire or click the button below. Responses will remain anonymous and are collected to help our delivery partners prepare an effective Social Impact Management Plan.

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Where we are this month

We are currently undertaking enabling works and associated activities across the HumeLink West project alignment. For more information about works occurring in your area, see the work notifications below.

Community events

We will continue to host and participate in events across the HumeLink West project footprint and wider NSW. We encourage community and businesses to attend events that are of interest to you. See the upcoming event schedule in the table below. 

Click on the links below to view resources from our past community engagement.

Enabling work across the HumeLink West alignment commenced in January 2025.

Enabling work include site establishment, survey and monitoring activities needed to ensure the project is ready for main construction.

Type of activities include:

• Survey and investigation activities including environmental surveys, biodiversity studies, heritage investigations, noise and dust monitoring , arborist surveys and local vegetation investigations
• Locating underground utilities and services including power, gas, water and telecommunications
• Local roads and property condition surveys
• Establishing access points and tracks on private and public property along the alignment
• Establishing accommodation facilities for workers at Tarcutta and Green Hills and construction facilities along the project alignment
• Installing traffic management and controls at multiple locations along the HumeLink West alignment
• Work on private properties.

This follows HumeLink West carrying out site investigations and associated activities throughout 2024 to progress detailed design for the project.

The work is undertaken by HumeLink West Joint Venture (UGL Engineering and CPB contractors), in line with the relevant guidelines and approvals.

Work will take place during standard construction hours of 7.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am-1.00pm on Saturdays. If out of hours work is required, we will contact all impacted landowners and near neighbours seven days before the work starts.

View the HumeLink West work notifications below.

We're making it easy for local business to participate and find work with the project through the Industry Capability Network (ICN).

Visit the HumeLink West ICN page to register your interest and search for available packages.

We have also partnered with Supply Nation to connect Aboriginal businesses with procurement opportunities on the project. Register for Supply Nation here.

Local Business Register

The project requires a variety of products and services, and all packages may not be listed on ICN. If you’re interested in registering your business for potential opportunities as the project progresses, please submit an expression of interest to the Humelink local business register.

Please note: registering your interest does not guarantee employment.

To see the status of the planning approvals pathway visit the NSW Government Major Projects Planning Portal.

Enquiries and feedback

Your feedback is valuable to us and helps improve our systems, processes and interactions with the community. We are committed to effectively engaging with you. If you would like to make an enquiry or provide feedback to the HumeLink West project team, please fill out the form below or call the HumeLink hotline on 1800 317 367 (free call, business hours).

You can also provide feedback by emailing humelink@transgrid.com.au 

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Please note:

• All responses will remain confidential.
• If you are a business interested in working on the HumeLink Project, please complete our online HumeLink Local Business Register form. Additionally, we encourage businesses to register with the ICN Gateway (free registration) to access the details of work packages – all our packages are advertised on the ICN Gateway. Available work packages can be found at Humelink West (icn.org.au) and Humelink East (icn.org.au).
• If you would like to express your interest in working with HumeLink West, please complete the following form: Humelink West Employment EOI.
• For media enquiries, please direct these to Transgrid’s media team. Contact details available at: https://www.transgrid.com.au/media-publications
• If you are a landowner please contact your Land Access Coordinator as primary point of contact.