Media Release | Spokesperson Christine Milne
Thursday 11th February 2010, 3:31pm
Energy Efficiency
The Green Loans Scheme is a critically important step in building Australia's green economy, creating jobs for the future and saving householders money. It is too important to be allowed to fail.
Following the his moves to fix problems the insulation roll-out over recent days, Miniter Garrett must now urgently move to fix the problems besetting the Green Loans Scheme.
The Green Loans scheme is an excellent idea gone badly awry, but it can be fixed if the Minister turns his attention to it," Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne said.
The Prime Minister must get personally involved in order to fix this debacle which, alongside the insulation roll-out and the rooftop solar bungling, is costing lives and livelihoods across the country.
I am offering to work with the industry bodies, small business people, concerned individuals and the government to work out the best and most appropriate long term fix.
It is clear that Mr Garrett has to immediately instruct his department to roll out an up-to-scratch nationally accredited training program.
He must give the call centre adequate funding to operate effectively and ensure that the online booking system is brought online.
Given the fabulous community demand, he must adequately fund the program to match that demand.
And he must make sure that the program is fair, ensuring that no one company or group has greater access to bookings than any other.
There are big unanswered questions as to how this can be made to work, but with the right will I am convinced it can.
The fabulous project of greening Australia's homes and jobs is too important to be allowed to fail."
Senator Milne was joined today at Parliament by two assessors from the Canberra community, Rob May and Robert Sanchez, both of who are calling for the government to urgently fix the Green Loans program.
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