Help shape the future of your community!
For 75 years, Snowy Hydro has played a significant role in Australia’s energy landscape, with a strong commitment to supporting the communities in which the Snowy Scheme operates. Earlier this year, a community insights campaign was conducted by a third party, Struber to evaluate the impacts of Snowy Hydro’s operations and the Snowy 2.0 project on local communities.
The findings from this research campaign are now available for review, and a series of community information sessions are being held to discuss these outcomes. These sessions provide an opportunity for community members to engage with the Snowy Hydro team, ask questions, provide feedback, and address key topics such as the Snowy 2.0 project, water management, and research findings.
Thank you for contributing to the conversation
The survey is now closed.
Thank you to those community members who participated in Snowy Hydro’s recent Community Insights Research Campaign.
We received a significant volume of feedback, which speaks to the strength and engagement of our community, and we are giving this data the careful attention and thorough analysis it deserves.
Our team is diligently compiling and analysing the data, and we expect to publish the final report on the Snowy Hydro website later than expected.
The report will now be published in November 2024. We greatly appreciate your patience as we work through this.
We’re committed to ensuring that your insights play a key role in shaping Snowy Hydro’s Social Impact Strategy and our ongoing community engagement initiatives.
In addition to publishing the findings, the Community team will hold several information sessions across the Snowy Mountains. These sessions will provide participants with the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the recommendations being developed by the Snowy Hydro team.
Why is Snowy Hydro undertaking this campaign?
Snowy Hydro has commissioned a community insights campaign to better understand the social impacts of the Snowy 2.0 project and inform our social impact strategy.
The online survey will gather local views from those who reside across the Snowy Mountains and beyond. The survey asks about your personal experiences and opinions regarding the impacts of the Snowy 2.0 project on the community and the regions – both positive and negative. We also want to know how you would like to see Snowy Hydro support these impacts and what you think is most important.
We will enhance our community support by better understanding how our local community members view Snowy Hydro, the Snowy 2.0 project, and our work.
When is Snowy Hydro undertaking this campaign?
We are having conversations with community members between April and May 2024 to help inform Snowy Hydro’s future community engagement and social impact work.
The results will be published in November 2024.
GET IN TOUCH
For more information or if you have some feedback or ideas you would like to put forward separately, contact us at:
Email: community@snowyhydro.com.au
FAQs
Yes, the survey is 100% confidential. All responses will be collated before results are reported, and no individual will be identified.
Anyone aged 18 years or more who lives or owns property in the Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Towong, Bega Valley, or surrounding local government areas can participate in this survey.
The results will be shared in a report prepared for Snowy Hydro by an external agency. After the report is received, a summary highlighting key results will be shared with the community.
The survey has 35 questions separated into several categories. The questions include collecting participant demographic information, which will provide insights into participants’ backgrounds.
The survey then explores community concerns, sentiments, and perceptions regarding the Snowy 2.0 project, including its impact on social infrastructure and services.
The latter questions focus on participant interactions with Snowy Hydro, satisfaction levels, and suggestions for improvement in engagement efforts.
The community will be informed about the survey findings through various channels, including email notifications, newsletters, and updates on Snowy Hydro’s website and social media platforms.
Yes, of course. We would like to hear from as many community members as possible.
Snowy Hydro are mindful that not every community member will be able to complete the survey online.
A printed version of the survey is available at the following locations:
• Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre, Cooma
• Snowy Hydro Main Office Reception, Cooma
• Cooma Visitor Information Centre, Cooma
• Coffee Pedlar, Tumut
• Nimmitabel Bakery, Adaminaby
• Pickled Parrot, Khancoban
• Talbingo Supermarket, Talbingo
• NPWS Information Centre, Jindabyne
• Bush Chemist, Tumbarumba
• Corryong Visitor Information Centre, Corryong
• Merimbula Visitor Information Centre, Merimbula
• Bega Heritage Visitor Information Centre, Bega
Pop-up stall locations
Cooma – outside Cooma Visitor Centre, Sharp Street
Tuesday 2 April | 10am – 2pm
Friday 3 May | 10am – 2pm
Tumut – outside Harvey Norman, Wynyard Street
Wednesday 17 April | 10am – 2pm
Talbingo – outside Talbingo Centre, Lampe Street
Tuesday 14 May | 10am – 2pm
Khancoban – outside the Pickled Parrot, Mitchell Avenue
Friday 10 May | 12pm – 2pm
Merimbula Seaside Markets, Ford Park
Sunday 19 May | 8am – 12:30pm
Cooma Rotary Markets, Centennial Park
Sunday 19 May | 9am – 1.30pm
Adaminaby – outside Nimmitabel Bakery, Denison Street
Tuesday 21 May | 10am – 2pm
There are opportunities to complete the survey over the phone. To organise, please call 1800 623 776 or email community@snowyhydro.com.au
Our Community team welcomes your questions. To contact us please email: community@snowyhydro.com.au or phone 1800 623 776