Pay My Rates/Water
STATEMENT OF RATES
In accordance with Section 514 of the NSW Local Government Act 1993, each parcel of land within Council’s area must be categorised for rating purposes. The four primary land categories used for rating purposes are:
| Category | Application of Rating Category |
| Farmland | The Farmland Rate applies to all rateable assessments categorised as farmland under Section 515 of the Local Government Act throughout the whole of the Council area. |
| Residential | The Residential Rate applies to all rateable assessments categorised as residential under Section 516 of the Local Government Act throughout the whole of the Council area. |
| Business | The Business Rate applies to all rateable assessments categorised as Business under Section 518 of the Local Government Act throughout the whole of the Council area. |
| Mining | The Mining Rate applies to all rateable assessments categorised as Mining under Section 517 of the Local Government Act throughout the whole of the Council area. |
To provide a fair and equitable rating structure, all general land rates within all categories will be made/levied on the basis of a base amount plus an ad valorem rate.
A base amount is an amount paid by every rateable property in that land category, regardless of land value. The ad valorem amount (cents in the dollar applied to land value) is an amount calculated in addition to the base amount. The base amount and Ad Valorem amount are combined to give the total amount of the rate payable.
Council will also apply land values for the purposes of calculating rates that have been supplied by the Valuer General of New South Wales (Valuation NSW). Council is required by the provisions of the Valuation of Land Act 1916 to apply these valuations and the base date of the land valuations is 1 July 2022, (effective 1 July 2023).
PAYMENT OF RATES
The Local Government Act provides that rates payable may be made in four instalments with the amount of each instalment becoming due and payable on the date of the instalment. The instalment dates for Council for the rating year are as follows:
| Instalment | Issue Date | Due date |
| First | 31 July | 31 August |
| Second | 31 October | 30 November |
| Third | 31 January | 28 February |
| Fourth | 30 April | 31 May |
During the year in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, a supplementary levy may be issued which will affect the number of instalments paid by the ratepayer. The rates and charges are apportioned over the instalment due dates that remain after the supplementary levy is applied.
To assist in alleviating hardship that may arise in this situation, consideration will be given to the formulation of an agreement with the ratepayer under Section 564 of the Local Government Act 1993 for the payment of rates and charges and the waiving of interest penalties if the agreement is adhered to.
