Tuesday, 13 August 2019

 Mr McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (13:06): I again call for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and the Premier to fix the mess that they have created with the Victorian solar rebate scheme. I continue to be inundated with complaints from frustrated residents of the Ovens Valley who were promised solar rebates at the last election and now cannot get into the scheme. This botched program needs to be completely reviewed by an independent auditor, with recommendations to the government on how this mess can be fixed. Installers and retailers in my electorate and others are going broke and putting off staff because of this solar rebate mess. Labor continues to say one thing before an election and something completely different after the election. Admit there is a problem, fix the mess and apologise to Victorians.