Australian Government Media Releases

TITLE: Sales soar on solar hot water - media release 3 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsURL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090403a.html
SNIPPET: You are here: &raquo 2009. Sales of solar hot water systems have soared since the Australian Government boosted its solar hot water rebate to $1,600 in February this year as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan. The solar hot water rebate helps people replace their old electric storage hot water system with a solar or heat pump system.

TITLE: Solar hot water rebate Prime Minister Kimberley strategic assessment recycling national waste policy - Transcript 3 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsURL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/tr20090403.html
SNIPPET: You are here: &raquo Transcripts. In February of this year the Minister announced that he was going to increase the Federal Government rebate on solar hot water heaters, which has led to an exponential growth in sales. : Minister, can I ask about your reaction to the Prime Minister - reports today of the Prime Minister reducing a woman to tears on his - on a flight?.