Articles tagged: levy
SCRAP THE TAX: Colac Otway joins forum to keep fighting new levy
Colac Otway Shire Council has united with municipalities from across the state to discuss how to approach the new Emergency Services Volunteer Fund “tax grab”.
Councillors blast state waste hike
South-west councillors have expressed their anger over the State Government’s waste levy increase, with one council calling for the government to rethink its decision.
Councils forced to collect new levy: lawyers
Councils including Colac Otway and Corangamite will have no choice but to collect the State Government’s controversial emergency services levy, legal advice says.
AXE. THE. TAX. Mayors, farmers, firefighters united against new levy
Eight Western District mayors including from Colac Otway and Corangamite have joined forces against a controversial emergency services tax.
Coalition promises to revoke levy if elected
The Liberals and Nationals have pledged to scrap Labor’s controversial new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy if elected in November 2026.
Mayors meet with MP to oppose levy
Colac district CFA volunteers are warning about the financial and psychological impacts of a proposed levy hike that will disproportionately hit farmers.
Calls to abandon new levy
Surf Coast Shire Council is calling on the State Government to abandon its proposed Emergency Services Volunteer Fund.
Polwarth MP blasts levy shift
A Colac and district MP has blasted a state-wide emergency services funding shift that increases the rate on facers by almost 200 per cent.
