Wednesday, 19 November 2025

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:46): My question today is to the Minister for Climate Action. How is the Solar for Apartments program supporting residents in the Southern Metropolitan Region to cut their energy bills? Recently I was in Elsternwick to see firsthand how the Allan Labor government’s Solar for Apartments program is delivering cost-of-living relief for residents, apartment owners and occupants in my community. I was with Minister D’Ambrosio and the deputy mayor of Glen Eira Luca Ragni on a tour of an apartment building where the owners corporation has installed a shared solar system benefiting 26 apartments and the owners corporation, supported by the Solar for Apartments program. This program is a game changer for those who live particularly in those mid-rise apartment buildings, which are prevalent across the Southern Metropolitan Region. Apartment owners and dwellers have for years been locked out of the benefits of solar. The Solar for Apartments program from the Allan Labor government is delivering them real benefits now.