Adjournment
Solar Homes program
David HODGETT (Croydon) (19:00): (471) My adjournment is for the Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action I seek is for the minister to work with the federal energy minister to deliver on the joint commitment made for a funding program for rebates for solar on apartment buildings. In August this year the federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, along with the state Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Energy and Resources, released a joint media statement detailing the expansion of the Solar Homes program. This was to include the removal of barriers to installing solar on apartment buildings. The program states that there will be grants targeted at owners corporations, with a double subsidy of $2800 available per apartment, with a maximum of 50 apartments per building. The media release, along with the information available on the Solar Victoria website, states:
This new partnership will be delivered by Solar Victoria and will be implemented later this year.
The year is nearly at an end, Solar Victoria staff know nothing about this program and my office has received inquiries about when and how owners corporations can access this program. Minister, again I ask that you work with the federal minister to deliver on this commitment and have it available for the thousands of apartment building owners and tenants so they can get the opportunity to install solar panels and help cut the ever rising cost of living.