Tag: Rates
How Whittlesea council spends your rates
Rates notices have begun hitting letterboxes across Whittlesea, prompting the council to break down exactly how every $100 of rates money will be spent.
Mayor...
Hume property growth spurs rates rise in Coolaroo and Jacana
Ratepayers in Coolaroo and Jacana are facing rates rises of up to 22 per cent, Hume council has revealed.
The council recently released details of...
Whittlesea council’s grim tip on rates capping
Whittlesea council is warning it will be unable to afford to continue providing all of its current services and infrastructure if rate capping continues.
The...
Property values up in Broadmeadows, Gladstone Park and Tullamarine
Residential property values in Broadmeadows, Tullamarine and Gladstone Park have risen by more than 15 per cent in the past two years, driving up...
$7.1 million unpaid rates on the rise in Whittlesea
Whittlesea council is owed $7.1 million in unpaid rates for the 2015-16 financial year.
The arrears relate to almost 6000 properties and is a $1.5million...
Hume braces for hard rates ask
Hume mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou says state and federal governments may need to take back some of the services they’ve been handing to councils.
Cr Patsikatheodorou...
Hume council not seeking extra rate rise
Hume council is likely to face tough choices in its next budget with the municipality not among 21 councils to have flagged the possibility...
Hume council faces rates dilemma
By Samantha Walker
Hume council is facing a dilemma about what services and projects may need to be chopped from its next budget, after the...