Under the veil of COVID-19 lockdowns, PHI claims to have conducted public advertising and consultation about the proposed facility. Unfortunately, the concerns raised by NWIIL&GG Inc President Charles Street and L. Bisenella Developments Pty Ltd (a local Lara property developer) did not stop the EPA from granting a development licence to PHI on 6 December 2023. Luckily, L. Bisenella Developments Pty Ltd were prepared and lodged two applications with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on 22 December 2022. The matter is currently before VCAT and a decision will likely be handed down in early 2025.