{"id":335056,"date":"2023-07-27T23:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=335056"},"modified":"2023-07-28T01:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:42:23","slug":"gympie-rates-to-rise-5-5pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/07\/27\/gympie-rates-to-rise-5-5pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gympie Rates To Rise 5.5pc"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gympie Regional Council’s $234.35 million Budget is the largest in the council’s history, and it will fund a year of construction efforts as the Council struggles to recover from last year’s major flooding events (Photo: Thirumurugan Ponnusamy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 27, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gympie Regional Council ratepayers will face an average 5.5 per cent increase in rates over the coming year after the Council handed down its 2023-24 Budget on Tuesday (July 25).<\/p>\n

The rate rise is the highest in the Wide Bay-Burnett, outstripping similar increases in the North Burnett (5.1 per cent), Bundaberg (0 per cent), Fraser Coast (4.9 per cent) and the South Burnett (3.65 per cent).<\/p>\n

However, the Council estimates the rise will cost three-quarters of ratepayers no more than $1.95 per week, or roughly $100 a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In return, the Council will deliver a record $234.35 million in services and public works as the region struggles to recover from three significant floods over the past year.<\/p>\n

Slightly more than one-fifth of this will come from the State Government, which is contributing $50.9 million for flood recovery works.<\/p>\n

Gympie Regional Council will spend the money on delivering a wide range of projects and hopes to finish the year with a $750,000 surplus.<\/p>\n

Manumbar residents will be pleased to hear that one of these projects is the construction of a $100,000 amenities facility at Manumbar Hall. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And Goomeri residents can expect a $430,000 upgrade to the town’s water treatment plant to begin tackling some of the area’s long-standing water issues.<\/p>\n

Other key points of the $234.35 million budget include:<\/strong><\/p>\n