{"id":350105,"date":"2024-07-02T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=350105"},"modified":"2024-07-02T20:05:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:05:51","slug":"council-fees-and-charges-rise-3pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/07\/02\/council-fees-and-charges-rise-3pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Fees, Charges Rise 3pc"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_257956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257956\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-257956\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200511council2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-257956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The South Burnett Regional Council will increase its fees and charges by an average 3 per cent from July 1 &#8230; but some fees won&#8217;t rise at all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 2, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett residents face an average 3 per cent rise in Council fees and charges this financial year.<\/p>\n<p>The increase is 1 per cent below Australia&#8217;s 2023-24 annual inflation rate, and some charges &#8211; such as dog registration fees &#8211; will remain at last year&#8217;s levels..<\/p>\n<p>Council&#8217;s fees and charges for 2023-24 were set at its June 19 meeting and came into effect on Monday (July 1).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fees and charges fall into two broad categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fees that are set by State Government legislation (eg. title searches), and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial charges (eg. dam tourist facilities) which are required to be run on a commercial basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year the Council has reworked its schedules for halls, reducing 110 separate charges to a more workable set of 48.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The SBRC has increased fees for accommodation at the Bjelke-Petersen and Boondooma tourist parks during peak periods, a rise which targets tourists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rents at Council&#8217;s residential accommodation units at Appin Place, Brighthaven and Drayton Villas in Nanango have risen between $4 and $6 per week, but tenants at all three facilities will still pay about half the cost of private rental properties.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming pool fees &#8211; which have remained unchanged for the past three years &#8211; will rise from $3.50 to $4.50 per visit for adults, and $2.70 to $3.00 for children under 12, with similar small rises in multi-visit and season passes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dog registration fees will not increase at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fees at Council&#8217;s Coolabunia Saleyards will also rise slightly after consultations with sales agents to help pay for ongoing upgrades to the facility, and a range of cemetery fees will also rise to help meet the rising costs of maintenance and the planned expansion of the Taabinga Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of a free trial period, the Council will lease outdoor dining structures to businesses in Kingaroy&#8217;s CBD for $250 per year, and raise the cost of using its EV charging station in Kingaroy&#8217;s Alford Street car park from 30c to 35c per kilowatt-hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Council spokesperson said many of the fees only affected a very small number of people, while others &#8211; such as dog registrations &#8211; affected many.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, eligible not-for-profit organisations may be able to access relief &#8211; either in full or in part &#8211; for fees relating to venues, licences, approvals, plumbing applications, waste disposal and development assessment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/downloads\/file\/8301\/register-of-fees-and-charges-2024-2025-adopted-19-june-2024-version-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fees and Charges 2024-25<\/a> (2881kb PDF)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett residents face an average 3 per cent rise in Council fees and charges this financial year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":257956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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