Cleeland presses Energy Minister for action on regional power reliability

The Nationals, State Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has met with Victoria’s Energy Minister to push for urgent action to address ongoing power reliability issues affecting communities across the electorate, particularly in Euroa and Nagambie.

During a meeting last parliament sitting, Ms Cleeland raised the growing frustration of local residents and businesses who continue to experience frequent and prolonged power outages, placing significant strain on households, farms and local industry.

Ms Cleeland said the ongoing disruptions were unacceptable and called on the Minister to use the full extent of ministerial powers available to drive a resolution.

“Our communities have endured far too many outages and interruptions for far too long,” Ms Cleeland said.

“Families, businesses and farmers deserve a reliable electricity supply, yet many across our region continue to experience repeated disruptions with little confidence that the problem is being addressed.”

Ms Cleeland said she strongly urged the Minister to intervene and highly encourage the electricity service provider to prioritise permanent solutions to the ongoing reliability concerns.

“Regional Victorians should not have to accept a lower standard of essential services simply because of where they live,” she said.

“I made it clear to the Minister that our communities expect action, not excuses. The government has a responsibility to ensure electricity providers are delivering the reliable service regional Victorians deserve.”

Ms Cleeland said she would continue advocating on behalf of affected communities and would keep residents informed as discussions progress.

“Reliable power is not a luxury, it is an essential service. I will continue working with local communities and pressing the government until we see meaningful improvements.”