Ballarat residents have taken to the streets to support a fair price for renewable energy. Many residents who have already installed solar energy on their homes, and many more who would like to, are angry about a State Government scheme that will do little to encourage investment in renewable energy.

Not content with signing the death warrant for the solar panel industry, Labor is now callously turning its back on the pleas for help. The Federal Government should listen to the solar industry and reverse their decision to means-test the rooftop solar rebate Greens candidate for Gippsland Dr Malcolm McKelvie said today.