Green Left Weekly: The price tag for the desalination plant planned for Wonthaggi has increased from $3.5 billion to $4.8 billion. On the July 31 ABC Stateline program, Tony Shepherd, then chairperson of AquaSure, the consortium building the plant, said: “I think the total funding will be $4.8 billion, so the difference between the $3.5 and the $4.8 is associated with the financing of the project.” He said the extra was for “things like interest during construction and company costs”. He …