Burdekin River Pump Station Connection Project

Overview

Powerlink has been engaged by Townsville City Council to deliver a new substation and 132kV electricity transmission line to connect the Burdekin River Pump Station associated with the Haughton Pipeline Stage 2 Project to the transmission network.  

The Haughton Pipeline Stage 2 Project will connect and extend the existing Stage 1 Pipeline from the Haughton River to the Burdekin River near Clare. Visit Haughton Pipeline Project - Townsville City Council for more information.  

Status

Powerlink is progressing the planning approvals for the project via the Queensland Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning under the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) process. This process is managed by the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) with input from other government agencies.   

In December 2023, we commenced preliminary engagement with impacted landholders, a Traditional Owner group, the community and other stakeholders to ensure anyone with an interest in the project had an opportunity to provide initial feedback before the MID Proposal was lodged.  

In late March 2024, the project’s MID Proposal has been formally lodged with the former Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works (DHLGPPW). The MID Proposal was prepared to identify and assess the social, environmental and economic impacts of the project. It also provides recommendations on how potential impacts are to be managed.  

On 20 June 2024, the former Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works initiated consultation by writing to the local government and impacted landholders to invite submissions on the MID Proposal. 

Additionally, Powerlink consulted with impacted landholders, the local Traditional Owner group, the community and other stakeholders on this report. The project had a 20-business day public consultation period which ended at 5pm on Wednesday 31 July 2024. 

The project is currently awaiting a decision from the Minister regarding the infrastructure designation request.  

We will continue to keep impacted landholders, the local Traditional Owner group.
 

View the MID Proposal  

An electronic copy of the MID Proposal is available on this page under ‘Resources’.  

For more information on the Burdekin River Pump Station Connection Project, please contact our project team on 07 4034 7600 or [email protected].