Manufacturer goes in to batt for wool insulation

A wool insulation batt manufacturer say the Federal Government has missed the perfect opportunity to support Australia's wool industry.

Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett is still under attack over the Government's botched home insulation program, which has led to deaths and house fires.

Geoff Aldridge, from Higgins Insulation, says while wool batts are more expensive, they're better for the environment.

And he says if the government paid more attention to wool batts, they may have avoided a lot of political problems.

"Wool at the end of its lifetime is actually biodegradable and can be used as a fertiliser," he says.

"In this country we have a good, wool farming community and they need support and this is the perfect opportunity to support them."
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When we bought our house in 2004 the first thing we did was putting wool insulation in, not batts but loose wool which was fed in via huge tubes and sprayed over the ceiling under the roof. Having an old house with high ceilings of 3.40m combined with the insulation it stays cool summer.