Talking to your community about REZ

We’ll be inviting local communities to have their say about developing a renewable energy zone (REZ) in their area, and to take part in our REZ readiness assessments.

Our next community sessions will be for the potential North and Far North and Southern Queensland REZs.

They’re expected to take place in late 2024 or early 2025.

Community sessions

We’ll announce our next community engagement sessions soon.

These sessions will help us:

  • understand your community's views
  • plan the rollout of REZs
  • minimise any impacts from developing a REZ
  • identify opportunities for your community to benefit from a REZ.

What we'll cover

Topics include:

  • First Nations considerations
  • local infrastructure, like roads and bridges
  • transport
  • workforce
  • housing and accommodation
  • local industry, supply chains and the circular economy (how we recycle and reprocess waste)
  • land use and agriculture
  • environment
  • social infrastructure, including health.

Upcoming and past sessions

Return to this website for the most up to date event details.

Central Queensland

We held community sessions for central Queensland from June to August 2024.

They were:

  • community workshops that ran from July to August 2024
  • First nations focused community workshops that ran in Biloela, Woorabinda and Rockhampton from July to August 2024.
  • pop-up stands at the Mt Larcom District show, Gladstone show, Rockhampton River Festival and the Moura Coal and Country Festival.
  • drop-in sessions at other local venues.

We’ve now completed these sessions. They were held on the following dates:

4 June 2024

  • Gladstone (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

5 June 2024

  • Calliope (Drop-in session).
  • 3pm–6pm.

10 June 2024

  • Moranbah (Drop-in session).
  • 4pm–7pm.

11 June 2024

  • Dululu (Drop-in session).
  • 11am–2pm.

12 June 2024

  • Rockhampton (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

17 June 2024

  • Taroom (Drop-in session).
  • Times: 4pm–7pm.

18 June 2024

  • Theodore (Drop-in session).
  • 3pm–6pm.

19 June 2024

  • Banana (Drop-in session).
  • 4pm–7pm.

20 June 2024

  • Biloela (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

22–23 June 2024

  • Pop-up at the Mt Larcom District Show.

4 July 2024

  • Gladstone (Workshop).
  • 12pm–2pm.

6 July 2024

  • Pop-up at the Gladstone Show.

8 July 2024

  • Biloela (Workshop).
  • 5pm–7pm.

9 July 2024

  • Moura (Drop-in session).
  • 4pm–7pm.

16 July 2024

  • Moranbah (Workshop).
  • 5pm–7pm.

18 July 2024

  • Rockhampton (Workshop).
  • 5pm–7pm.

26–28 July 2024

  • Pop-up at the Rockhampton River Festival.

31 July 2024

  • Biloela (First Nations-focused community workshop).
  • 10.30am–1.30pm.

1 August 2024

  • Woorabinda (First Nations focused community workshop).
  • 10:30am–1:30pm.

2 August 2024

  • Rockhampton (First Nations focused community workshop).
  • 10.30am–1:30pm.
  • Moranbah (Drop-in session).
  • 3pm–6pm.

6 August 2024

  • Gladstone (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

7 August 2024

  • Calliope (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

8 August 2024

  • Rockhampton (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

13 August 2024

  • Biloela (Drop-in sessions).
  • 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm.

14 August 2024

  • Banana (Drop-in session).
  • 4pm–7pm.

15 August 2024

  • Theodore (Drop-in session).
  • 4pm–7pm.

16-17 August 2024

  • Pop-up at the Moura Coal and Country Festival.

28 August 2024

  • Biloela (First Nations-focused community workshop).
  • 10.30am–1:30pm.

29 August 2024

  • Woorabinda (First Nations focused community workshop).
  • 10:30am–1:30pm.

30 August 2024

  • Rockhampton (First Nations focused community workshop).
  • 10.30am–1:30pm.

North and Far North Queensland

Sessions are expected to start in late 2024 or early 2025.

Southern Queensland

Sessions are expected to start in late 2024 or early 2025.

Your feedback is important

If you've attended a session and would like to give us feedback, you can email: rezreadinessassessments@epw.qld.gov.au

Learn more

Last updated
11 November 2024