Paper Petition

The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the
House the unreliable supply and fluctuating voltage of electricity in the
town of Taroom and surrounding area.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to: rectify the electricity
supply problems currently being experienced in the town of Taroom and
surrounding area. Electricity supply interruptions are being experienced
almost daily. Most are momentary loss of power, sometimes a number of
times per day, up to 30 over the weekend of 10 and 11 January 2004,
however two recent interruptions were in the order of ten and five hours.
Business houses relying on three phase power have also experienced loss
of a phase on occasions. These interruptions are inconvenient and costly
to residents and visitors and have caused equipment failure especially
fridges and freezers subsequently incurring costs for repairs and loss of
goods. Businesses are also suffering financially due to fuel pumps, ATMs,
EFTPOS, computers and cash registers being out of operation or crashing
during transactions as well as incurring costs for repairs to damaged
equipment.