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I’m here to talk to you about Queensland’s electricity network.

As we know Electricity is an essential service that keeps the lights on, society moving and our economy growing…but what else do you know?

• We as Queenslanders own five Electricity companies Energex, Ergon, Powerlink, Stanwell and CS Energy;

• These five companies contributed over half a billion dollars to Queensland’s economy last year, (to your schools, hospitals & roads);

• These companies employ more than 8,500 workers including 600 apprentices.

Recently the State Government has made comments about selling these assets. What would this mean for your family, your business and Queensland’s future?

I’m Tony Barry, you might remember me from movies such as; Australia, Scales of Justice and Paper Giants or for my Kiwi cousins, Good Bye Pork Pie and Home for Christmas. I’ve also been in TV shows like All Saints, Blue Heelers, Matlock Police and many more.

IMPACTS ON QUEENSLANDERS

Reliability and Safety

Price and cost – Public vs Private

Example A

Example B

STATE

South Australia PRIVATE

Victoria PRIVATE

Queensland PUBLICOWNED

ETSA

PowerCor

Citi Power

ErgonEnergexCS EnergyStanwellPowerlink

YOU The Queensland Taxpayer - 100%

$5,066

$3,463 -$4,027

$3,433 -$3,667

Cheug Kong 200 year leaseChinese majority owned

Cheug Kong 51% and Spark InfrastructureCheug Kong 51% and Spark InfrastructureChinese majority owned

COMPANY OWNERSHIP $ Av cost to you p.a.*

A little known fact is that there are only two states in Australia with fully privatised electricity networks. How do they stack up against Queensland’s 100% public owned network?

The Cyclone YASI experience - Public asset responding to public need.

The Black Saturday Bushfires - Private failure leads to public pain in Victoria

Response times and employee commitment to power restoration following YASI were applauded by the community, the government and the companies. The success was due in no small part to the fact that state owned electricity supplier Ergon Energy has depots in many local communities and its workers are actively involved in their communities. Apart from the clean-up it also assisted hard hit consumers through flexible billing and other initiatives.

The Black Saturday bushfires raged through Victoria on Saturday, February 7, 2009, killing 173 people, injuring 414 and destroying 2030 homes. The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission found that five of the Black Saturday bushfires including the Kilmore East and Murrindindi blazes that claimed 159 lives were caused by electricity asset failures linked to lack of maintenance and upkeep.

We are told privatised power is cheaper, it simply isn’t! www.not4sale.org.au/get-facts

Decide for yourself what is best for you & Queensland...

*Yearly costs calculated on 3000kwh/qtr peak and 1500kwh/qtr offpeak.

The Current Structure of YOUR Electricity Network

Don’t own any assets not even your power meter but DO send you your BILL, with all profits going to their shareholders.

CAMPAIGN

Generation – 100% Owned by YOU the taxpayerStanwell and CS Energy – produce 90% of Queensland’s electricity – they own and maintain Queenslands largest power stations.

Transmission – 100% Owned by YOU the taxpayerPowerlink – ensures delivery of high voltage electricity from the Generators to Energex and Ergon – they own and maintain Queensland’s 13,106kms high voltage transmission lines.

Distribution – 100% Owned by YOU the taxpayerErgon and Energex – ensure safe, reliable electricity supply to your home and business – they own and maintain 198,265kms of power lines.

Retailers – Privately Owned

Lara Watson will join Tony as our Community Organiser. Lara has a wealth of experience in community campaigns and is keen to meet with concerned community organisations, sporting groups and others to provide information

and presentations. If your group would like to know more about how electricity privatisation could affect them please

contact Lara at lara@not4sale.org.au, Phone 0437 357 998 or Post PO Box 3556, South Brisbane 4101

“As a parent, I can’t afford the increased cost of electricity that inevitably comes with privatisation. I’m involved with the NOT4SALE campaign, because we all deserve the right to understand how the privatisation of electricity will affect us and our families.”

Lara and the Not4Sale van coming to a street near you

THE FACTSBy keeping electricity networks in public hands;

it’s cheaper

it’s about service before profit

it’s safer for workers and the public

it’s controlled by government’s we elect

it provides jobs and training for regional communities

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I ask you to join with me; get informed and make sure that our Government

makes decisions in our interests. Tony Barry

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