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South Burnett Regional Council has projected that Kingaroy residential rates bills will rise by about $3 per week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 11, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy homeowners face a 3.89 per cent rise in their total rates bill – about $140 per annum – not the $370 we reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

southburnett.com.au<\/strong> made our initial calculation based on the rates bill of a typical three-bedroom house in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

We took the South Burnett Regional Council Budget announcement of a 2 per cent increase in the general rate and added the previously announced percentage increases to sewerage, water and waste collection charges.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy was selected because it is the South Burnett’s largest residential area and has the highest land valuations for town blocks.<\/p>\n

However, we were not aware – and Council had not stated – that it varies the rate-in-the-dollar charge across individual property valuations – to smooth over the effect of land valuations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This rate-in-the-dollar charge varies across the region, depending on the property location and its rating category.<\/p>\n

Using the same property parameters we used, Council forecast that an average residential property in Kingaroy would face a total 3.89 per cent increase.<\/p>\n

This is about $3 a week – not the $7 a week we stated – but it is still greater than the 2 per cent rise that councillors headlined at the Budget meeting.<\/p>\n

Rural Residential properties in the Kingaroy area would face a 2.49 per cent increase and rural properties a 3.17 per cent increase.<\/p>\n

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Council’s Projected Kingaroy Rates Rises For 2023-24<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

A table supplied to southburnett.com.au by Council on Thursday:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nFootnote: southburnett.com.au apologises to our readers for the earlier miscalculation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Concerned About Your Bill?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Readers concerned about this year’s rates bill have been advised to take advantage of Council’s prompt payment discount and – if a pensioner – the pensioner rebates available as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2024-25 Budget maintains concessions for eligible pensioners, including Council\u2019s subsidy of 20 per cent of eligible rates and charges (maximum $200 per annum) matching the State Government’s 20 per cent subsidy (maximum $200 per annum).<\/p>\n

A concession of 50 per cent for waste recycling and dog registrations for eligible pensioners will also be allowed.<\/p>\n

To qualify for the Pensioner Concessions, a customer must be the holder of a current Centrelink Queensland Pensioner Concession Card or a Veteran\u2019s\u2019 Affairs Gold Card and the property they are claiming on must be their principal place of residence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For new applications, Council can only apply the subsidy to the current six-monthly rating period. No backdating of the pensioner subsidy has been authorised by the State Government.<\/p>\n

Application forms for the rebate must be lodged by June 30 each year.<\/p>\n

These forms are available from Council\u2019s Customer Service Centres or may be downloaded from Council\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Council will continue to offer a 10 per cent discount on rates paid within a month of their issue date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many other Councils have either reduced their early payment discount to 5 per cent or discontinued it completely.<\/p>\n

Council will also maintain a 60-day extension for late payers from the day rates notices are issued before it begins charging interest on overdue rates.<\/p>\n

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