Adoption of Valuations & Declaration of Rates

Adoption of the Annual Business Plan & Budget 2026 - 2027

In accordance with Section 123(6) of the Local Government Act 1999 and Regulation 6 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 2011, and having considered all submissions, and having regard to all relevant information in the possession of the Council, the Council adopted the 2026 - 27 Annual Business Plan & Budget as distributed for public consultation.

Adoption of Valuations

That in accordance with Section 167(2)(a) and 167(3)(a)(i) of the Local Government Act 1999, adopt for the financial year ended 30 June 2027, the most recent valuations of the Valuer-General available to the Council of Capital Values which are to apply to land in the area of the Council for rating purposes with the total valuations being $612,621,400 (including non-rateable land of $13,914,600).

Declaration of General Rates

Having taken into account the general principles of rating contained in Section 150 of the Local Government Act 1999 and the requirements of Section 153(2) of the Local Government Act 1999, pursuant to Section 152(1)(a) and Section 153(1) (a) of the Local Government Act 1999, declares for the financial year ending 30 June 2027, a general rates of $0.3667 cents in the dollar of the Capital Value of rateable land for all properties.

Minimum Amount Payable

Pursuant to Section 158(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999 and in accordance with Section 158(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 declares that for the financial year ending 30 June 2027 the minimum amount payable by way of rates in respect to any one piece of rateable land in the Council area shall be $502.00

Declaration of Annual Service Charge

Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 155 of the Local Government Act 1999 and Regulation 12 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013, and in accordance with the Community Wastewater Management Scheme Property Units Code, Council imposes an annual service charge for the year ended 30 June 2027 based on the nature and level of usage of the service and varying according to whether the land is vacant or occupied on all land to which Council provides or makes available the prescribes services for the collection, treatment or disposal of waste known as Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS) in respect of all land serviced by this scheme as follows:

• Occupied $662.00 per property unit.
• Unoccupied $630.00 per property unit.

Pursuant to Section 155(2) of the Local Government Act 1999, imposes the following annual service charges for the financial year ending 30 June 2027 according to the nature of the service as follows:

• Waste Management Collection, a service charge of $191.00 for the provision of a kerbside collection service within the collection zone.
• Additional Waste Management Collection for the supply of additional mobile garbage bin/s to land to which the service is provided, an annual service charge of $297.00 per bin within the collection zone.

Declaration of Separate Rates - Regional Landscape Levy 

Pursuant to Section 69 of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 and Section 154(1) of the Local Government Act 1999, Council declares, in respect of the year ending 30 June 2027, a separate rate of 0.0001543 cents in the dollar on the capital value of rateable land within the area of the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.

Payment of Rates

Pursuant to Section 181 of the Local Government Act 1999 resolves that all rates declared or payable for the financial year ending 30 June 2027 will fall due in four equal or approximately equal instalments with the:

• First instalment payable on 29 September 20256
• Second instalment payable on 15 December 2026
• Third instalment payable on 15 March 2027
• Fourth instalment payable on 15 June 2027