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Page Last Updated:
Monday, 10 August 2009 |
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Home>Permits, Fees and Rates>Rates - Your Rates Explained
| Rates - Your Rates Explained | |
| Rates are a form of local taxation, based on the value of the property you live in.
Revenue from rates, along with other income, for example from state government funding, is used to fund services and facilities such as road construction and road works, rubbish collections, street lighting, street cleaning, libraries, parks and community care services.
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| Reading Your Rates | | The value of your property is listed on your rates notice as capital improved value (CIV). The residential rate this year is set at 0.2389 cents. Multiplying these two figures will give you your rates charge.
There is a separate amount listed for waste. Adding this amount to your rates charge gives the total amount payable.
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| Paying Your Rates | | Rates are paid in four instalments:
30th September 2009
30th November 2009
1st March 2010
31st May 2010.
The instalment amounts are listed on your rates notice.
If you make a payment of the full amount on the first instalment date, no further notices will be issued until the 2009/2010 financial year.
All payment options are listed on your rates notice and include EFTPOS, cash, cheque, credit card, B-PAY and direct debit.
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| Pension Concessions | | If you have made an application and a rebate was given for the previous year, you will receive a concession of $206.30 on this year’s notice.
Any ratepayer who holds a Centrelink Blue Pension Card or a Veteran Affairs Gold Card entitlement as TPI or War Widow and who has not received a rebate on the rate notice, should contact the Council on tel: 9932 1000.
All Veteran Affairs Gold Card holders are entitled to a concession of $226.30 on their annual rates.
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| Objections | | If you do not agree with the valuation or the rate amount you may lodge an objection with the Council by calling tel: 9932 1000.
If you are still unsatisfied you can lodge a formal objection in writing. Your objection must be lodged within two months of receiving the notices.
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| General Queries | | If you have a query about rates, including difficulty in paying rates, please have a look at the rates FAQs.
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