How rates are calculated

The municipal charge recoups and covers some of council's administrative costs and is a flat fee for all properties, regardless of your property valuation. Exemption from payment of the municipal charge is available for farming properties that meet the following criteria:

• The property must be classified as farm land.
• The property must form part of a single farm enterprise.
• The property must be occupied by the same person/s.

However, a municipal charge must be paid on at least one of the properties that form part of the single farming enterprise, and in circumstances where the property has multiple occupied residences, may be payable more than once.

Click here to download a single farm enterprise application form. 

To be eligible for an exemption from council's kerbside collection charge, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• operate a commercial business from a commercial premise
• operate an industrial business from an industrial premise
• a property where council has determined not to apply rates due to the nature of the organisation using the property and demonstrate it has entered into a formal arrangement for a garbage and/or recycling collection service from a commercial contractor

In addition to the above criteria, non-rateable properties can be exempt from the collection service with a statutory declaration from the organisation involved stating that the waste and recycle materials will be managed responsibly within its means.

For more information regarding council's waste management services or to make an application for an exemption visit our waste services page.