Community involvement

Toll free project information line 1800 726 567

The toll free project information line has been established to enable you to ask questions and find out information about the project. You may like to call the project team on 1800 726 567.

If you call outside business hours, please leave a message so that we can return your call. (If you let us know if it is convenient for us to call you back after hours, we are happy to do so).

Advertisements are regularly published in the local newspapers to explain the current status of the project and inform the public about traffic changes and other factors affecting the community. A construction update advertisement is published every 3 months and traffic information is published on an 'as required' basis.

These advertisements are downloadable from the Information documents section of this website.

Community updates (newsletters) will be published at milestones and distributed in all areas of the local community affected by the works. These outline the status of the project, construction progress, upcoming construction stages, environmental management and community involvement achievements as well as information on project displays and locations.

These newsletters are downloadable from the Information documents section of this website.

Letterbox drop notices, leaflets and flyers will be sent out to inform and advise local community members of any changes affecting individual properties, residents and businesses.

These items are downloadable from the Information documents section of this website.

A community interest group has been established for the construction stage of the project works. Issues for discussion are likely to include local vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist requirements, construction stage traffic diversions, noise control measures, air and water quality, landscaping requirements. The community interest group is made up of representatives of local communities, Great Lakes and Port Stephens council staff officers, the Environmental Management Representative (EMR), and representatives from the RTA and Abigroup. The group meets monthly and meeting notes can be viewed in the Information documents section of this website.

Fact sheets have been developed to provide information about some of the key elements of the project.

If you do not find the information you require here, please contact the project team on our return email, free call 1800 726 567 or visit us at project site office.

Fact sheets are downloadable from the Information documents section of this website.