Wednesday, 3 June 2026


Adjournment

Victorian energy upgrades program


John BERGER

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Victorian energy upgrades program

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (18:50): (2554) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Energy and Resources in the other place. One of the many great successes for energy policy in this state over the past decade has been the Victorian energy upgrades program. The Victorian energy upgrades program is the largest of its kind anywhere in Australia and has already helped 2.4 million households save on their energy bills. The 2026–27 Victorian budget provides $28 million worth of funding to assist 27,000 Victorian households to install energy-efficient hot-water systems. This comes in addition to the 84,000 energy-efficient hot-water systems which they have already helped families to install in their homes. The action I seek is for the minister to provide me with an update on how many of the energy-efficient hot-water systems already delivered through the Victorian energy upgrades have been installed in the Southern Metropolitan Region.