Berwick electorate
Brad BATTIN (Berwick) (15:41): (238) My question is to the Minister for Energy and Resources in relation to what information the minister has received on the cost of constructing a home out in the growth corridors, particularly in my electorate of Berwick, once the new ban on gas comes in for new homes and developments. One of the biggest issues that many are facing at the moment in the cost-of-living crisis is it is getting more and more expensive to build a home. We already know from decisions by this government that we are going to be importing timber from other states or overseas at a higher cost, which increases construction costs to build your first dream home out in the growth corridors. We are starting to see issues in relation to what is happening with staffing and trying to find tradies, because tradies are working on exorbitant wages on the Big Build projects. Now we are seeing the government ban gas, which will increase the cost of putting in new electrical heaters et cetera within a home, and these costs will never be paid off because the amount you will save per year will not be anywhere near the extra cost it will be to build a home. What information does the minister have on these buildings?