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Get the facts at

NOT SALE.ORG.AU/ 

NORTHERN-TERRITORY 

As we know Power and Water keep the lights on,

water fowing, society moving and our economygrowing…but did you know?

• We as Territorians own the Power, Water andSewerage assets that provide these essentialservices to all Territorians.

• OUR tax dollars have gone into building andmaintaining this inrastructure.

• PWC employs over 1000 employees including

80 apprentices.Recently the Government has raised electricityprices by 30%, water by 40% and sewerage by25% while also making comments about sellingthese assets. What would this mean or youramily, your business and the Northern Territory’suture?

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 .

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Price and cost – Public vs Private

 Reliability and Safety  Example A Example B

STATE/TERRITORY 

NT #  

Being prepared 

for privatisation 

South Australia Privatised 

Queensland 

Public Owned 

PWC 

ETSA

Ergon Energex CS Energy Stanwell Powerlink 

$5,206.72 # 

$5,066 

$3,433 - $3,667 

100% Public Owned, but for how long? Note the NT CLP Government imposed massive 30% tariff rises in Jan 2013 - in preparation for privatisation.

Cheung Kong & Spark Infrastructure 200 year lease,Hong Kong majority owned 

100% Public Owned.

COMPANIES OWNERSHIP  $ Yearly cost* 

How does the Privatised network in South Australia and the Public Owned network of Queensland 

 stack up against NT’s 100% Public Owned network that is being prepared for privatisation?

The Cyclone Carlos Darwin and the Top End Jan 2011 experience

- Public asset responding to public need. The Black Saturday Bushfres- Private failure leads to public pain in 

Victoria. Up to 100 Power and Water sta worked in the eld 

at any one time, including relie crews rom Alice

Springs and Katherine. Some areas o the Top End 

were inaccessible due to fooding and the extent o 

the damage to inrastructure made it dicult to provide

customers with restoration times, however most had 

power restored in a ew days. The success was due

in no small part to the act that state owned electricity 

supplier PWC has depots in many local communities and 

the company puts service rst.

The Black Saturday bushres raged through Victoria on

Saturday, February 7, 2009, killing 173 people, injuring 414

 and destroying 2030 homes. The Victorian Bushres Royal 

Commission ound that ve o the Black Saturday bushres

 including the Kilmore East and Murrindindi blazes that claimed 

159 lives were caused in no small part by electricity asset 

ailures linked to lack o maintenance and upkeep.

Decide for yourself what is best for you 

and the Northern Territory…

*Yearly costs calculated on 3000kwh/qtr peak and 1500kwh/qtr off peak (Off peak not available for NT Domestic customers .

#The decision to increase prices is similar to price hikes implemented prior to the privatisation of SA and Victoria’s electricity networks.

SAY NO TO MORE PRICE RISES ... SAY ... NOT4SALE 

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What’s at stake?  Power and Water Corporation –

100% Public Owned 

CAMPAIGN Lara Watson will join Tony as our Community

Organiser. Lara has a wealth o experience in

community campaigns and is keen to meet

with concerned community organisations,

sporting groups etc to provide inormation

and presentations

I your group would like to know more abouthow electricity privatisation could aect them

please contact;

Lara at lara@not4sale.org.au,

Phone 0437 357 998 or

PO Box 4053 Darwin NT 0801

Currently owns and maintains one billion dollars worth o inrastructure assets

spread across 1.3 million square kms o the NT including;

• More than 8,000 kms o power lines

• More than 2,000 kms o water mains

• More than 1,000 kms o sewer mains

• More than 22,000 streetlights

 All companies, Government’s and or that

matter many amilies carry some orm o 

debt, whether it is a mortgage, a car loan

or a second mortgage to renovate. Most

o these types o loans are manageable

when paid o through a sensible paymentplan over 10 or 20 years. However the

CLP Government has decided to orce

 Territorians to pay o debt taken out to fx

essential service inrastructure over one

term, hence the 30% and 40% increases

to essential service charges. The previous

Government had a sensible payment plan

in place that would have meant limited price

increases and been in the best interests o 

 Territorians. The CLP Government is seekingto atten the PWC cal or sale, retire debt

and sell our essential services to companies

that will put profts and bottom line beore

communities and service.

Lara and the Not4Sale van coming to a street near you

The CLP debt myth exposed 

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THE FACTSKeeping essential services in public hands makes sense.

When managed properly 

it’s cheaper

it’s about service beore proft

it’s saer or workers and the public

 

it’s controlled by government’swe elect

it provides jobs and training orregional communities

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I a yu to j wi ; ge nfe n mk r ha  Gvn mke deciin nrest.

Tony Barry 

http://www.not4sale.org.au/northern-territory 

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