TRANSMISSION Company Victoria has started the search for three 12-hectare sites to accommodate up to 200 workers building the controversial VNI West renewable energy transmission line.
TCV said it had meet with Loddon Shire and other councils on the route between Stawell and Kerang.
The company also wants eight five-hectare construction laydown areas.
“We are committed to delivering long term housing benefits for local communities impacted by VNI West and our priority is to develop workforce accommodation that does not put any additional strain on existing local
housing stock, services or infrastructure,” said TCV spokesperson Claire Cass.
“We understand that housing availability and affordability are challenges that many areas in the project area are facing.”
TCV has called for expressions of interest from landowners to host the sites and selection criteria would include proximity to the preferred easement, main road connections, opportunities for legacy benefit creation, flood overlay and ecology, topography, bushfire risk and availability of services.