Tell us what's important to you

The survey will take you about 5 minutes. The information you provide will remain confidential and your responses will remain anonymous.

100% of survey complete.

The purpose of this survey is to help RATCH-Australia in progressing planning and design of the Beryl BESS project, so we can work to enhance the positive, and minimize the negative impacts of planning, construction and operation of the project.

We would like to hear your thoughts on the project, including:

-         what you value about your local area

-         the potential benefits of the projects

-         concerns you may have about the proposed project.

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* 1. In your own words, please describe what you value most about your local area? (Optional)

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* 2. Thinking about your local area, please select which of the following are most important to you [please select up to three choices]:

	Most Important	Very important	Important
Lifestyle	Lifestyle Most Important	Lifestyle Very important	Lifestyle Important
Cost of living	Cost of living Most Important	Cost of living Very important	Cost of living Important
Landscape and natural environment	Landscape and natural environment Most Important	Landscape and natural environment Very important	Landscape and natural environment Important
Health and wellbeing	Health and wellbeing Most Important	Health and wellbeing Very important	Health and wellbeing Important
Local employment and opportunities	Local employment and opportunities Most Important	Local employment and opportunities Very important	Local employment and opportunities Important
Strong and connected communities	Strong and connected communities Most Important	Strong and connected communities Very important	Strong and connected communities Important
Culture and heritage	Culture and heritage Most Important	Culture and heritage Very important	Culture and heritage Important
Access to social infrastructure and services	Access to social infrastructure and services Most Important	Access to social infrastructure and services Very important	Access to social infrastructure and services Important
Traffic	Traffic Most Important	Traffic Very important	Traffic Important
Public transport	Public transport Most Important	Public transport Very important	Public transport Important

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* 3. In your own words, please describe what you value about your local area? (Optional)

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* 4. Thinking about your local area, describe some of the challenges your community faces. This may include: cost of living, access to local employment, services, crime, environmental protection, natural hazards and so on. (Optional)

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* 5. Thinking about this project, how important are the following potential benefits?

	Very important	Important	Neutral	Not important	Not at all important
Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS	Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS Very important	Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS Important	Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS Neutral	Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS Not important	Employment opportunities for local people during construction of the BESS Not at all important
Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies)	Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies) Very important	Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies) Important	Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies) Neutral	Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies) Not important	Expenditure of construction workforce in the local area (food, drink, petrol, local services, supplies) Not at all important
Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements).	Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements). Very important	Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements). Important	Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements). Neutral	Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements). Not important	Community benefit sharing scheme (such as grants or sponsorships of events, groups or clubs or neighbourhood improvements). Not at all important
Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero	Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero Very important	Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero Important	Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero Neutral	Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero Not important	Supporting investment in and use of renewable energy (such as wind and solar) in the transition to net zero Not at all important

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* 6. What other potential benefits do you think the project will bring? (Optional)

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* 7. Thinking about this project, how concerned are you with the following?

	Very important	Important	Neutral	Not important	Not at all important
Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic	Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic Very important	Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic Important	Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic Neutral	Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic Not important	Construction noise, light and dust caused by construction activities such as earthworks and civil works and construction traffic Not at all important
Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services	Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services Very important	Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services Important	Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services Neutral	Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services Not important	Workforce size during construction, including impacts on local accommodation or services Not at all important
Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways)	Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways) Very important	Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways) Important	Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways) Neutral	Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways) Not important	Impacts on the local environment (such as trees, landscape or waterways) Not at all important
Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction)	Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction) Very important	Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction) Important	Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction) Neutral	Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction) Not important	Operational maintenance, and traffic noise (post construction) Not at all important
Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed)	Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed) Very important	Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed) Important	Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed) Neutral	Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed) Not important	Visual impacts and changes to the landscape (being able to see the BESS once completed) Not at all important
Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation	Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation Very important	Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation Important	Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation Neutral	Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation Not important	Safety and hazard management of the BESS during its operation Not at all important
Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished)	Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished) Very important	Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished) Important	Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished) Neutral	Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished) Not important	Decommissioning (use of land once BESS operational life has finished) Not at all important
Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts	Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts Very important	Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts Important	Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts Neutral	Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts Not important	Aboriginal cultural heritage impacts Not at all important
Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts	Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts Very important	Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts Important	Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts Neutral	Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts Not important	Non-Aboriginal heritage impacts Not at all important

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* 8. How interested are you in being informed and updated about this project?

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not at all interested

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* 9. How would you like to be informed about this project in the future? Please select all which apply:

Project website

Local paper

Letters posted to your home

Community groups and local organisations meetings

In-person information sessions

Online information sessions

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* 10. Would you like to register for receipt of project updates by email?

Yes

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* 11. You can register to receive project updates by email here:

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