We’re proud to partner with EnergyCo to deliver an innovative digital engagement platform for the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) - setting a new benchmark for how complex infrastructure studies are communicated and understood.

As Australia accelerates its clean energy transition, projects like the New England Renewable Energy Zone require more than technical documentation. They demand meaningful, transparent and accessible engagement with local communities. EnergyCo sought a forward-thinking solution to showcase a series of detailed studies exploring how the REZ can balance project impacts with long-term benefits - while actively gathering public feedback to help shape delivery.

Transforming Complex Studies into Interactive Digital Experiences

We designed and developed a dynamic, user-focused interactive portal that brings critical project information to life.

The platform features dedicated sections across key topic areas, including:

● Workforce accommodation

● Training and skills development

● Local supply chain opportunities

● Waste and circular economy

● Water and wastewater security

Rather than just presenting information as static reports, the homepage incorporates a scrollytelling experience that intuitively guides users through each topic area. This narrative-led approach encourages deeper exploration and ensures communities can easily understand how different elements of the project connect.

By combining strategic storytelling with digital design, our team transforms technical studies into clear, engaging and accessible content - a hallmark of our expertise in the digital engagement space.

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Integrated Feedback That Drives Better Project Outcomes

Community engagement is most effective when feedback is structured, measurable and actionable.

The portal includes an integrated multi-step survey designed to uncover local issues, priorities and perspectives across the region. This allows community members to provide meaningful input on the factors that matter most to them. All feedback flows directly into Spatial Media’s SpatialEngage Enterprise platform, enabling streamlined data collation, real-time insights and efficient reporting for the project team. This closed-loop engagement model ensures community voices inform decision-making - not just consultation reporting.

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Setting a New Standard for Renewable Energy Engagement

The New England REZ portal demonstrates how digital engagement can:

● Improve transparency around complex infrastructure studies

● Increase accessibility to technical information

● Encourage informed participation

● Deliver measurable, data-driven community insights

● Support social license through meaningful two-way engagement

As renewable energy projects scale across Australia, digital engagement has a critical role in building understanding and trust. It is a clear goal of ours to work with clients throughout this evolution and design platforms that bridge the gap between technical complexity and community clarity.

Through innovative storytelling, intelligent data capture and enterprise-grade engagement tools, we are helping infrastructure and energy organisations move beyond consultation - toward genuine collaboration. You can find out more about our innovative solutions for energy and renewable projects here.

Get in touch with us to discuss how we can create a custom digital engagement solution for you at contact@spatialmedia.io

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Spatial are my go-to for solutions

Spatial are my go-to for solutions nobody has dreamt up yet! They have an incredible knack for combining tomorrows tech solutions with creativity, intuitive UX and analytics. The results are engaging interfaces that are impactful and ultimately bridge the gap between project and stakeholders.

Kate kernaghan, company director, factotum communications

Richly detailed and cleverly interactive naturally

The team at Spatial Media - interactive visual engagement created a brilliant app called 'REMONDIS World' to introduce and contextualise the suite of services available from REMONDIS Australia's Integrated and Managed Services team. It's delightful to look at, richly detailed and cleverly interactive, naturally.

Lisa McCuthion, General Manager – ¬Brand & Marketing, REMONDIS

I would highly recommend Spatial Media to any organisation.

I have worked with Spatial Media on a number of design development and master planning activities. Using Spatial Media’s 3D rapid-option testing capability, we were able to visualise multiple scenarios, leading to viable concepts and in turn to well integrated detailed designs. The team is a pleasure to work with and with their ideas generation approach to challenge and confirm client requirements, they offer significant benefits at all project stages. I would highly recommend Spatial Media to any organisation seeking to improve design development, decision-making, and stakeholder confidence across complex projects.

John Dyer, Director Engineering, Moree Airport

Spatial quickly understood our overall objectives

We have an energy project that proved difficult for our stakeholders to comprehend. Spatial quickly understood our overall objectives and then worked closely with us to produce a stunning production that met our brief. We now have a valuable tool to use that provides clarity to our stakeholders and community about our project.

David Burt, Communications and Community Relations Lead, Latrobe Valley, EnergyAustralia

They were super flexible. I highly recommend them!

Nicole and the team at Spatial Media provided us with an amazing final design and promotional video. They were super flexible and I highly recommend them!

Matt Culic, Director & Principal Consultant, Circular Futures Group

They were committed to accuracy and no ask was too hard

Spatial Media understood our brief to a tee and delivered a high quality animation and renders to bring our project to life for the community. Despite a short timeframe, we were given multiple opportunities to provide feedback and suggest changes, all of which were easily understood and promptly actioned. Isaac and the team were flexible, responsive and hit every deadline. They were committed to accuracy and no ask was too hard. The end product will be a centrepiece for communicating our project to the public.

Emily Hou and Juliana Yu, Landcom

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Simon Bendall, Director, Traverse ENvironmental NZ

Powering Digital Engagement for the New England REZ

Discover how the Spatial Media team partnered with EnergyCo to deliver an interactive digital engagement platform for the New England Renewable Energy Zone.