Rates

  • State sets new rate cap for councils

    The State Government has set a council rate cap of 2.75 per cent for 2024-25 under its Fair Go Rates system, in line with the forecast Consumer Price Index for next financial year.

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  • Farmers facing huge rate rise

    Corangamite Shire farmers are facing a 9.5 per cent rate rise on the back of surging farmland values, with councillors calling on the State Government to review the entire rates system.

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  • Council to report rates cash distribution

    Colac Otway Shire Council will update its geographic rate distribution each year and share it with the community as part of its Rating Strategy review.

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  • RATES GOING UP: Colac Otway draft budget predicts $2-million deficit

    Colac Otway Shire ratepayers are facing a 3.5-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 2023-24 budget. 

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  • Surf Coast plans 3.5 per cent rate rise

    Surf Coast residents can expect their rates to rise 3.5 per cent this year under the council’s draft budget, which also outlines $36.4 million in capital spending and an operating deficit of $18.3 million.

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  • Corangamite spends up

    Corangamite Shire Councillors say they’ve delivered a balanced budget that still manages to deliver new infrastructure projects while dealing with increasing costs.

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  • Corangamite’s waste charges and rates rise

    Corangamite Shire Council ratepayers can expect to pay 2.92 per cent more in rates and charges next financial year, under the council’s draft budget.

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  • Council rate rise capped

    Council rates can only rise by a maximum of 1.75 per cent next financial year.

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