What your rates pay for
Your rates help fund essential services which benefit the community in many ways:
Community services and events
- child, youth and family care
- aged and disability services
- libraries
- community centres
- community grants
- events and festivals
- arts
Road maintenance and waste collection
- drainage
- road and foot path maintenance
- waste and recycling
Parks and athletic facilities
- parks and reserves
- playgrounds
- leisure facilities
Community, business and planning
- governance
- land use and conservation planning
- social planning
- economic development
- renewable resources
Keeping our community safe
- environmental health services
- parking issues
- animal management
- fire prevention
- school crossings