Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:04): (2037) I want to ask a question of the Minister for Energy and Resources, and it is about the increased energy prices that are being felt in my electorate. The Victorian Energy Prices July 2025 report from St Vincent de Paul tracks tariff prices by region, by area. I want to look at the area in and around the inner part of my electorate, Kew, Hawthorn and down to Caulfield, and note the increase in gas prices from $170 to $215 for the last financial year and of $145 for the electricity market. Suburbs such as Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Balwyn, Toorak, Caulfield, Prahran and South Yarra have had a total increase in energy costs of $315, bringing the average annual consumption up to $3985. In another part of the electorate, there is a huge increase also of $170 for gas and $115 for electricity in the area handled by United Energy.