Show your support for electrification

Dear [the name of your MP will be automatically inserted],

I live in your electorate and I support Electrifying Victoria! 

Methane gas is bad for our health, our household budgets and our climate, which is why I am so pleased to see your government taking bold steps to get Victorian households off gas. But more needs to be done to support households and stop gas exploration and mining. 

I strongly welcome steps in the updated Gas Substitution Roadmap toward phasing out installation of new gas appliances, and to close loopholes and ban new gas connections for houses that don’t need planning permits. 

These initiatives will help Victorians break free of the gas industry’s expensive network and are essential for meeting our climate targets. 

It’s good to see some strengthening of rental standards and inclusion of induction cooktops in the VEU. 

However, there are still too many Victorian households who are locked out of the health and financial benefits of electrifying their homes – including renters, apartment dwellers, people living in public housing and low-income households. We need funded programs to ensure that nobody is left behind in the energy transition. 

I hope you will advocate for the Allan government to do more to help all Victorians understand why we need to get off gas, build trust, and make it easy and accessible, with education and incentives. 

I also would love your support for ruling out approving new gas developments. Victorians don’t want drilling under the Twelve Apostles or giant import terminals in Port Phillip Bay. 

Sincerely,

[Your name and postcode will be automatically inserted here]