Get "Cash Back" in South Australia

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

We have been totally amazed by the amount of cash rebates that are available and it's just a case of fillng in a form and getting a cheque or money paid into your account. Some of the cash rebates may influence new migrants as what not to bring with them (washing machines for example).
I will give you some examples and maybe others can add to them?

We have received the following money back from the South Australian government in the past 3 years:

$200 for buying a new washing machine with a 4 and a half star water rating. If you buy a washer for $700 you get $200 back so it costs $500. This rebate is per person so if you need more than one washing machine then the rebate needs to be in another family members name.

$100 rebate for a purchase of garden mulch to the value of more than $150.

We received $1600 rebate for a replacement solar powered hot water system.

From March you get $200 rebate for purchasing a water tank. We bought two tanks earlier this year and missed the $200 per tank but we did get $800 back for having the tank plumbed into the toilet. The tank cost $800, the pump $200 and the plumbing was $400 so the lot cost us $600 with the rebate and we now have thousands of litres of water for the pool as well. With the extra $200 available since March this would now cost $400.

We just bought a new solar blanket for the swimming pool. It cost $500 and the rebate is $200.

We have replaced toilets in our homes. For each one we received $150 back as a rebate.

The web site for the rebates and download of forms is
Home Rebates Overview - SA Water

There are rebates for solar power installations and all sorts of other things.
Maybe others can post some examples and save me and everone else some more money as well?!

Tamara:)

[The Dimmocks]

Will remember this for when we buy our own place. We got the washing machine one when we brought ours.

Thanks

Michelle

[Sears Family]

Brilliant!

Does the same apply for friges & freezers? Only we are debating whether to bring ours or just buy when we get there.
Also on that note - we are going to rent, so do rentals usually have these appliances?

Kind Regards
Von

[lorluc]

We have been totally amazed by the amount of cash rebates that are available and it's just a case of fillng in a form and getting a cheque or money paid into your account. Some of the cash rebates may influence new migrants as what not to bring with them (washing machines for example).
I will give you some examples and maybe others can add to them?

We have received the following money back from the South Australian government in the past 3 years:

$200 for buying a new washing machine with a 4 and a half star water rating. If you buy a washer for $700 you get $200 back so it costs $500. This rebate is per person so if you need more than one washing machine then the rebate needs to be in another family members name.

$100 rebate for a purchase of garden mulch to the value of more than $150.

We received $1600 rebate for a replacement solar powered hot water system.

From March you get $200 rebate for purchasing a water tank. We bought two tanks earlier this year and missed the $200 per tank but we did get $800 back for having the tank plumbed into the toilet. The tank cost $800, the pump $200 and the plumbing was $400 so the lot cost us $600 with the rebate and we now have thousands of litres of water for the pool as well. With the extra $200 available since March this would now cost $400.

We just bought a new solar blanket for the swimming pool. It cost $500 and the rebate is $200.

We have replaced toilets in our homes. For each one we received $150 back as a rebate.

The web site for the rebates and download of forms is
Home Rebates Overview - SA Water

There are rebates for solar power installations and all sorts of other things.
Maybe others can post some examples and save me and everone else some more money as well?!

Tamara:)

So you are the one who has been keeping my mate busy in the rebates office then? :)

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

Yep!
Can you please ask him to speed things up. We are still waiting for the $800 from the tank and the $200 from the pool cover.
That's a good deposit for a solar electricity installation! (which can be paid off monthly...and you get the cash from ETSA for feeding electricity into the grid. If I had enough roof space I could start my own power generation business!!!

[kangomik]

Samsung also did an extra rebate on some of their washers. adding upto another $150 dollars off the price, Beats second hand ebay items hands down!

I don't think fridges and freezers are coverd, its more water saving and green energy items.

The garden stuff is every year so you get money off water tanks to, sorry not off, but rebated. You can get money rebated for having compost bins too... All adds up

[jo_marnes]

I'm right in thinking you have to be permanent to get these right?

[McGintyoz]

Ok am trying to do rebates as quick as I can, pretty up to date with most of them but about a month behind with Rain water tanks because people keep buying them!!. You can also get $30 for replacing a shower head. Oh and Visas are not checked so makes no difference if you are permanent or not.

[Lulujim]

I'm right in thinking you have to be permanent to get these right?

Nope - we're on a 475 and get all these too.

Another couple - $1600 towards loft insulation and $100 back for implementing an irrigation system. Certianly pays to be green here
Brilliant!

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

These rebates are available for everyone. Residence has nothing to do with it. Tennants can claim them too.
With the shower heads I think that they will send someone out to change your old shower head to a new one with a flow rate below 9 litres per minute. They also send someone out to change all your house light bulbs to the energy saving type.