Business Case Timeline

Indicative Hells Gates Business Case Delivery Timeline

Contract & Program Development

Contract Execution

Nov 2019

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Dec 2019

Project Planning

Nov 2019

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Feb 2020

Initial Permits & Approval Pathways

Feb 2020

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Mar 2020

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement

Feb 2020

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Mar 2022

Landholder Engagement

Feb 2020

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Mar 2022

Social/Economic Impact Evaluation

Mar 2020

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Mar 2021

Environmental Planning & Field Investigations

Terrestrial Ecology

Mar 2020

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Nov 2020

Aquatic Ecology

Apr 2020

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Jan 2021

Surface Water Quality

Apr 2020

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Jan 2021

Groundwater Monitoring

Apr 2020

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Sep 2021

Noise Monitoring

Jun 2020

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Dec 2020

Geotechnical Planning & Field Investigations

Access Enabling Works

Apr 2020

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Jun 2020

Geological Mapping

May 2020

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May 2020

Site Investigations (Dam/Weirs/Irrigation Zones)

May 2020

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Sep 2020

Site Survey

Oct 2020

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Oct 2020

Reference Design

50% Reference Design

Feb 2020

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Jul 2021

100% Reference Design

Aug 2021

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Jan 2022

Business Case Delivery

Draft Business Case Report

Jul 2021

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Jan 2022

Final Business Case Report

Feb 2020

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Apr 2022