subaruforestermum
05-10-2008, 18:28
I am so freakin peeved right now. so peeved....
Our council shire we were under, amalgamated with Gatton Shire and a few others, so now we are Lockyer Valley Council and our rates have increased hugely, and are only the cost for 6 months and not a year like they were previously....
WHAT'S the DEAL?? Once again the government misleads the people and makes out it will not affect us greatly...
Our rates are now $618 for 6 months....
Anyone elses go up dramatically out here????
We also have to pay an Environmental levy, Rural fire brigade levy, SES Levy, waste management and waste collection - other, water that we have coming to us, but we dont use it....we live off our tanks....
That's $1236 per annum, and we have until 31st October to pay half of it....
Might be cheaper than some places but we moved out here because things were cheaper....and then the government decides to amalgamate councils and buggers things even more.....:mad:
Our council shire we were under, amalgamated with Gatton Shire and a few others, so now we are Lockyer Valley Council and our rates have increased hugely, and are only the cost for 6 months and not a year like they were previously....
WHAT'S the DEAL?? Once again the government misleads the people and makes out it will not affect us greatly...
Our rates are now $618 for 6 months....
Anyone elses go up dramatically out here????
We also have to pay an Environmental levy, Rural fire brigade levy, SES Levy, waste management and waste collection - other, water that we have coming to us, but we dont use it....we live off our tanks....
That's $1236 per annum, and we have until 31st October to pay half of it....
Might be cheaper than some places but we moved out here because things were cheaper....and then the government decides to amalgamate councils and buggers things even more.....:mad: