Tuesday, 31 March 2026


Adjournment

Power saving bonus


Juliana ADDISON

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Power saving bonus

 Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (19:17): (1616) My adjournment matter for tonight is for the Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action that I seek is that the minister for energy come to my electorate of Wendouree to meet with neighbourhood houses to talk about how the power saving bonus has supported constituents of mine. We know that the cost-of-living pressures are having a very, very significant impact, particularly on many households across my electorate of Wendouree, and that is why we have seen thousands upon thousands of people apply for the power saving bonus. This is just another measure that the Allan Labor government is following to make life easier for working families, such as our free public transport that just started today till the end of April that will give every Victorian the opportunity to leave the car at home and take pressure off the household budget by being able to catch public transport. Also, you look at our free breakfast programs across schools, and we know that that is making a real difference to families with the ability to have their little learners, their students, be able to get to school and be supported by this government. But I do want to give a shout-out, talking about the power saving bonus, to my incredible staff. They have worked so hard, and I want to thank Christy, I want to thank Ella, I want to thank Aditi, and I want to thank Patterson for the incredible work that they have done talking to constituents. We have gone out and we have done remote offices, we have been out to senior citizens, we have been to the badminton stadium, and we have been to the heart walk groups. We have taken the laptops out, and we have gone and supported people to make sure that those households that are doing it really, really tough are managing to access the power saving bonus. I really look forward to hearing from the minister and welcoming her to the electorate of Wendouree to say thank you to our neighbourhood houses for the great job that they have done as well in rolling out the power saving bonus and supporting households across my electorate who need it the most.