❓ The Premier announces updates to the Waterwise rebate scheme, including new rebates for pool covers, irrigation, and rain sensors, while continuing washing machine rebates with stricter efficiency standards. The scheme aims to promote water conservation and has already saved a significant amount of water.
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Would the Premier please inform the house about changes announced today to the state government’s highly successful water rebate scheme? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I thank the member for the question. I am very pleased to announce that as of 1 July this year new rebates will be available under the Waterwise rebate scheme. It will provide $100 for pool covers, up to $100 for sub-surface irrigation systems, $20 for rain sensors and, of course, also $30 for people who hire a consultant to advise them on how to create a Waterwise garden. Also, the rebate on washing machines will continue. The government remains committed to encouraging the purchase of the most efficient products. This means that rebates will now be available only on washing machines that rate four stars or 5A. Members will be aware that the national government is introducing a new scheme of accreditation of washing machines, and we will incorporate its scheme into ours. Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. I am very pleased to announce that as of 1 July this year new rebates will be available under the Waterwise rebate scheme. It will provide $100 for pool covers, up to $100 for sub-surface irrigation systems, $20 for rain sensors and, of course, also $30 for people who hire a consultant to advise them on how to create a Waterwise garden. Also, the rebate on washing machines will continue. The government remains committed to encouraging the purchase of the most efficient products. This means that rebates will now be available only on washing machines that rate four stars or 5A. Members will be aware that the national government is introducing a new scheme of accreditation of washing machines, and we will incorporate its scheme into ours. Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
I thank the member for the question. I am very pleased to announce that as of 1 July this year new rebates will be available under the Waterwise rebate scheme. It will provide $100 for pool covers, up to $100 for sub-surface irrigation systems, $20 for rain sensors and, of course, also $30 for people who hire a consultant to advise them on how to create a Waterwise garden. Also, the rebate on washing machines will continue. The government remains committed to encouraging the purchase of the most efficient products. This means that rebates will now be available only on washing machines that rate four stars or 5A. Members will be aware that the national government is introducing a new scheme of accreditation of washing machines, and we will incorporate its scheme into ours. Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. I am very pleased to announce that as of 1 July this year new rebates will be available under the Waterwise rebate scheme. It will provide $100 for pool covers, up to $100 for sub-surface irrigation systems, $20 for rain sensors and, of course, also $30 for people who hire a consultant to advise them on how to create a Waterwise garden. Also, the rebate on washing machines will continue. The government remains committed to encouraging the purchase of the most efficient products. This means that rebates will now be available only on washing machines that rate four stars or 5A. Members will be aware that the national government is introducing a new scheme of accreditation of washing machines, and we will incorporate its scheme into ours. Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
I thank the member for the question. I am very pleased to announce that as of 1 July this year new rebates will be available under the Waterwise rebate scheme. It will provide $100 for pool covers, up to $100 for sub-surface irrigation systems, $20 for rain sensors and, of course, also $30 for people who hire a consultant to advise them on how to create a Waterwise garden. Also, the rebate on washing machines will continue. The government remains committed to encouraging the purchase of the most efficient products. This means that rebates will now be available only on washing machines that rate four stars or 5A. Members will be aware that the national government is introducing a new scheme of accreditation of washing machines, and we will incorporate its scheme into ours. Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : A washing machine-led recovery. The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
The SPEAKER : Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Members will be pleased to know that, as a result of our scheme, two things have happened: we have better quality washing machines on the market and the price is lower. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : This is a scheme that continues to attract. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is it not available to all Western Australians? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is available to all Western Australians. In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
In Western Australia, 180 000 households have taken up our offer of a Waterwise rebate. The people of Western Australia look to the future and want to be involved in providing water security for the future. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Mr P.D. Omodei : It is costing only 50c to get water out of the dam. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Since we have introduced this scheme, 6.4 gigalitres of water have been saved per annum. As a result of the additions that we have made today, that will go up by another 2.5 gigalitres. To put some perspective on that, 6.5 gigalitres is about the amount of water that we are saving through the new Kwinana recycling plant, which is taking wastewater and converting it into water for industrial use in the Kwinana area. We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
We have a wide-ranging strategy to deal with the future of water. We are ahead of the game compared with the other Australian states. We do not have the total sprinkler bans that they have. We have a strategy. A desalination plant is now under construction. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The inability of opposition members to consider issues related to the future is unbelievable. Of course, that is why they are in opposition and we are in government. They continue to show that ignorance when we debate the water issue. We are very proud of what we have done, and we are very proud that 180 000 householders in Western Australia agree with the government that all of us have a responsibility in this issue. We will help individuals through the Waterwise rebate scheme.
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