Questions and Answers
What Western Power didn't tell you!
Below are answers to questions people are now asking......
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What is the difference between
a switchyard and a Terminal
Substation?
In this particular case - nothing.
Western Power has consistently
outlined plans for a terminal
substation. This would be
constructed in stages, the first would
be for a 4 ha switchyard (a
connection point for transmission
lines of the same voltage). Shortly
after the facility would be developed
into a full 20 ha substation with
transformers and additional 27
transmission lines running in all
directions!
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Why does Western Power want
this in Hacketts Gully?
In short, it’s cheaper for it and it
has already spent money on “dog
legging” the transmission lines up to
Hacketts Gully. In the state forest, it
can build to what ever size it wants,
and it believes no one can stop it!
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Can the Eastern Terminal and
Gantry go somewhere else?
Yes! If you look at the picture
below, this is one of the options it
considered. It could even upgrade
the Hazelmere substation if it wanted
to.
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Will it affect my property
value?
It depends! There is no saying
where the transmission lines will go.
However there is no doubt that new
power lines will be constructed to
link Eastern Terminal with Perth. Here is one very real possibility. This estimate is based on current transmission lines and our extensive research into the current power network and the history of this issue over the last 20 years. The centre of the web is the site of the substation in Hackett's Gully, just 6km down Mundaring Weir Rd from Kalamunda.
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Has Western Power been up
front?
No! Western Power started all
this over 20 years ago. It has been
continually opposed by the Shire of
Kalamunda and the local residents of
Hacketts Gully (refer to our "Updates" page for full details). Western Power
promised the Hacketts Gully
residents in 2002 that it would not
proceed with this development, only
to come back to them to tell them it
had changed its mind.
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Are we telling you the truth?
Sadly - yes! Western Power has
tried to sneak this project in under
our noses, but we the SETS Group
have worked hard to keep everyone
informed. Please use our wizard to write to Western
Power and have your say! Alternatively contact us for a pro-forma letter to which you can optionally add your own comments.