Federal teal MPs have urged the Victorian government to scrap its contentious Port of Hastings wind hub and consider alternatives in Geelong and Tasmania that would have less harmful environmental effects, amid confusion over how new premier Jacinta Allan plans to mitigate the “unacceptable” effects on protected wetlands.

Ms Allan vowed to push ahead with the project after federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek stunned the industry by vetoing the project due to unacceptable damage to wetlands at Western Port Bay.