Council
11 June, 2025
MP frustrated with state’s “war on gas”
MEMBER for Western Victoria Bev McArthur has called out the Allan Labor Government for declaring a “total war on gas production in Victoria”.
In Parliament recently, Mrs McArthur delivered a member’s statement heralding the many merits of gas and detailing her visit to a gas plant in Port Campbell.
“I visited Amplitude Energy’s Athena Gas Plant in Port Campbell, a world-class facility keeping the lights on and our economy moving,” she said.
Mrs McArthur said gas was critical for powering Victoria’s future.
“Without gas, Victoria stops,” she said.
“From powering homes and hospitals to driving our manufacturing sector and supporting regional jobs, natural gas is the unsung hero of our energy grid.
“Gas supplies 27 per cent of Australia’s energy, supports approximately 275,000 manufacturing jobs [statewide], and 91 per cent of gas powers essential feedstock and process heat.
“Gas must remain an essential part of our energy generation, especially when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.
“And we must allow households to have the choice of cooking with gas.”
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