Ms Sharpe said most regional and rural residents will miss out on air conditioning rebates for energy efficient appliances because of the botched rollout of the scheme.

“While the regions miss out, Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s own suburb has access to the scheme showing that there is one standard for the city and another standard for the regions,” Ms Sharpe said.

“This comes as NSW swelters through another heatwave this week. 

“The Premier needs to intervene to ensure that this program is delivered to all communities not just those in Sydney.” 

The postcode search tool on the Government website advertising the rebate shows that there are no approved installers in dozens of regional areas, including the entire Central Coast, Hunter, and Mid-North Coast, as well as regional centres like Broken Hill, Tamworth, Albury, and Griffith.

Residents are only allowed to claim the rebate for air conditioning units installed by Government approved providers.

The scheme is described as being open for “a limited time”, but some residents may never have an approved installer in their area before the scheme is over.

It is reported that Menindee, Wilcannia and Ivanhoe will reach 47 degrees on both Wednesday and Thursday, while Albury is forecast to reach 45 degrees and Young 44 degrees – yet residents in these towns are currently unable to access the rebate.

Ms Sharpe said swathes of the state will miss out on rebates of up to $1000 despite the scheme being widely advertised and communities being promised they could apply for a rebate to help cope with the summer heat.