What do I get for my Rates? EVERY $100 OF YOUR RATES IS USED THE FOLLOWING WAY: LEGEND IN MY HOME DIRECTLY OUTSIDE MY HOME WIDER COMMUNITY
$10.75
$2.58
*Governance (other), Finance, Information Technology
Environment and Health Management (other than waste, such as parking meters, pest management, stock routes, natural resource management)
$3.95 $0.27
Aerodromes
Tourism $1.11 $0.14
Planning and Development
Disaster Management
$1.59 Aged Care and Health Services
$3.75 Waste Collection and Management
$48.86 Roads and Bridges
$0.18
$2.46
Cemeteries
Saleyards
$0.30
$1.87
Footpaths
Drainage $2.10
$17.00
Cultural Facilities (such as art galleries) and Community Facilities
Utilities (water, wastewater, gas)
$0.91 Libraries $0.85
$0.15
Pools and Sporting Fields
Streetlighting
$0.32
$0.86
Parks and Showgrounds
Community, Cultural and Youth Programs (including grants and donations)
Visit Council’s website for the full Mayoral Budget Statement and more
* Governance means how we do business to govern our region and provide services that deliver liveability.
Top 5 Capital Projects by District Whole-of-Region – total 35 projects Flood Reconstruction Budget Winfields Road Landfill QGC Resource Projects APLNG Resource Projects Mains Replacement Programme
DULACCA DRILLHAM
BRIGALOW WARRA
CONDAMINE
BELL
JIMBOUR KOGAN
KAIMKILLENBUN
GLENMORGAN MEANDARRA
MOONIE
RATES AND CHARGES Council faces the same budgeting pressures as households in our region, with the economic climate forcing continual rises in the cost of living and business. So it is important to strike the balance between keeping rates and charges increases to a minimum while maintaining Council’s capacity to deliver. Rate revenue from the traditional ratepayers will, on average, increase by a modest 3.7% on last year. This equates to an extra per week amount for the average ratepayer of $0.59 for residential, $2.02 for rural, $2.74 for industrial, and $3.59 for commercial. Properties associated with the expanding intensive industry, resources and energy sector (oil and gas extraction, coal mining, power stations etc.) will increase by around 20.7%. Water charges will increase by 4%, equating to an extra $0.20 per week on average for water access only.
Waste collection and gas charges will increase by 4%; importantly however there is no increase to the gas access charge. Sewerage charges will continue to be phased to the new regional charging methodology over three years with revenue this year increasing on average by 4%.
Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional
Chinchilla and District (Brigalow, Chinchilla, Kogan) – total 65 projects Gaske Lane Drainage Scheme Chinchilla Widen and Seal Goombi Chinchilla Fairymeadow Road Chinchilla Waste and Recycling Centre Chinchilla Chinchilla Washdown Bay Chinchilla Chinchilla Resheeting Chinchilla Dalby and District (Bell, Dalby, Kaimkillenbun) – total 139 projects Redevelopment of Dalby Saleyards Dalby - Stage 1 Bitumen and Construction Dalby Kumbarrilla Lane Flood Damage Repair Edward Street Dalby (Cunningham to Hogan) Reconstruction Charles Street Dalby (Operation Road Restore) Reconstruction Alice Street Dalby (Operation Road Restore) Jandowae and District (Jandowae, Jimbour, Warra) – total 11 projects Jandowae Subdivision Jandowae Warra Water Plant Redevelopment Warra Jandowae Water Main Jandowae Jandowae Filter Repair (as part of Jandowae normal operational processes) IPWAN Link Upgrade - Jandowae WT Jandowae to Jandowae CSC Miles and District (Condamine, Drillham, Dulacca, Miles) – total 65 projects Miles Aerodrome Miles Widen and Seal Fairymeadow Road Miles Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Miles Treatment Plant Reverse Osmosis (RO) Concentrate Miles Storage Dam Edith Street Gravity Sewer Miles
$32.7M $1.80M $1.70M $0.92M $0.80M
$4.22M $2.75M $2.47M $1.30M $1.20M
$8.23M $2.47M $2.40M $2.00M $1.17M
$0.79M $0.27M $0.20M $0.08M $0.02M
$14.8M $3.05M $2.60M $2.42M $1.29M
Ratepayers will still receive a 10% discount on most rates and charges when paid by the due date. And all qualifying pensioners will receive a 20% Council remission on rates and charges up to the increased maximum of $200 per year.
Tara and District (Glenmorgan, Meandarra, Moonie, Tara) – total 44 projects Upgrading of Tara Water Treatment Plant Tara - Stage 2 Tara Reverse Osmosis (RO) Concentrate Tara Storage Dam Tara Resheeting Tara Reverse Osmosis (RO) Connection Mains Tara Weranga North Road Tara
In summary, this is a budget we can deliver – balancing long-term financial sustainability and the delivery of essential services and infrastructure to our local communities with the demands of regional development.
Wandoan and District (Gulugubua, Wandoan) – total 20 projects Upgrade to Bitumen Horse Creek Road Wandoan $10.3M Wandoan Potable Water Wandoan $3.78M Wandoan Waste Water Plant Wandoan $3.64M Gadsby Road Wandoan $2.61M Wandoan Recycled Water Scheme Wandoan $1.00M Residential/Industrial Subdivision Wandoan $0.80M
$3.16M $2.60M $1.68M $1.49M $1.24M