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Rating Policies, applications and useful links

Policies

Rating Policy(PDF, 280KB)

Hardship Policy(PDF, 204KB)

Rebate Policy(PDF, 131KB) 

Applications

Rate capping application(PDF, 305KB)

Postponement application(PDF, 203KB)

Rebate application(PDF, 324KB)

Application to Objection to Land Use(PDF, 571KB)

Fact sheets

How your rates are calculated(PDF, 137KB)

Council rates snapshot - accessibility - adopted rates 2025-26(PDF, 258KB)

Myth busting - council rates(PDF, 29KB)

 

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