Ms ADDISON (Wendouree) (12:48:15): My constituency question is for the Minister for Solar Homes, and it is about the uptake of the Solar Homes package rebates in my electorate of Wendouree.

I am proud the Solar Homes initiative is helping Victorian households to cut their energy costs by utilising renewable energy.

Minister, can you please advise how many households in Wendouree have applied to take advantage of this innovative program that will not only reduce the cost of living by driving down power bills but also benefit the environment? I am also interested to know from the minister about the interest in the solar rebate program to tenants living in rental properties in Wendouree.

I welcome the leadership the Andrews Labor government has shown in supporting people who rent as well as those who own their home, and I am pleased that they can access the many benefits of solar power. I really do look forward to hearing from the minister and thank her for her work to date, and I will encourage more residents in Ballarat to benefit from this great package.

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