Cost of living
Alison MARCHANT (Bellarine) (19:09): (1164) My adjournment tonight is for the Minister for Energy and Resources. It is exciting to ask the minister to provide an update on the expected shape of an important initiative that was announced in the recent budget: a new round of the power saving bonus program, announced to support households with their energy bills and some cost-of-living relief for eligible families. Since the budget and putting an ad in the local Bellarine Times paper, my office has already received numerous inquiries from local residents around this new program and how they will access this support. There is a strong community interest in the importance of this program, particularly for households in my electorate who continue to face some cost-of-living pressures. I look forward to sharing further information from the minister about the rollout of this initiative with my community.