Council flags plan to make temporary 15 % rate rise permanent
Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and introduce harmonisation of the rates. And it has flagged plans to try to…
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Water rates adjusted to allow for clerical errors
Residential water rates from July 1 this year will include an increase of up to $20 to fix an IPART clerical error. Central Coast Council’s water rates for next financial…
More light shed on IPART rates decision
With a 15 per cent rate rise approved by IPART, just how much will Central Coast ratepayers be paying from July 1? Gosford average residential ratepayers will experience an increase…
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Coast Community News 5@5 May 21. Coming up this week: IPART approves rate rise, the coast is on track to get a new private hospital, students call out the government and march for climate change, new federal budget promises to upskill Coasties, and a film on sexual liberation.
IPART ruling at odds with Minister’s claims
Forum – My understanding, having watched the Central Cost Council ePetition debate in the NSW parliament, is that any involvement with IPART would be deferred until after the findings of…
A 9 councillor, 3 super-ward election will best serve party hacks
Forum – Well it’s all happening. Administrator Dick Persson has gone and IPART has given the Council a 15 per cent rate increase, but only for three years. We now…
15 percent rate rise approved by IPART
Community groups have expressed their disappointment, but also resignation, at the increased council rates which the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) announced this week. Central Coast Council residents will…
Politicians disagree with requested rate rise
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) will make a decision this month on whether the Council should have a 15 per cent rate rise – on top of harmonisation…
IPART is reviewing its system for setting rates revenue
As ratepayers anxiously await a decision from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on a requested 15 percent rate rise, the tribunal is reviewing its current system for setting…
All financials from financial years 2017 to 2020 should be corrected and reissued
Central Coast Council’s plan for a 15 percent rate rise is the most sustainable solution available to the Council, says a local resident who is a Governance Risk and Compliance…
Feedback sought on water, sewer and stormwater pricing
Central Coast Council is calling on the community to have their say on water, sewer and stormwater pricing. These prices are set by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)…
Why should we pay for the misdeeds of others?
Forum – Despite a whopping 75 per cent of Central Coast ratepayers responding to a Council survey declaring they want no rate rise to pay for catastrophic Council debts not…
Over 4,000 submissions received by IPART on rate rise
Peninsula residents have been assured any submissions sent to IPART on Central Coast Council’s proposed 15 per cent rate rise will be taken into consideration before the regulator makes it…
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[February 19, 2021] Coming up this week: Facebook bans news, Gary Murphy strikes back, Bruce McLachlan speaks out, IPART explains proposed rate rise, Airport Restrictions lifted, a new Australian track…
Council decided to formally apply for a 15 percent rate rise
Central Coast Council decided at its February 8 meeting to formally apply to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a 15 percent rate rise. The increase, which includes…
IPART Chair assures locals their views will be heard
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: IPART Acting Chair, Deborah Cope, has assured residents that every one of the thousands of submissions received regarding Central Coast Council’s proposed rate rise will be taken into…
Ratepayers respond to rate rise options
Ratepayers and residents are speaking up with their ideas on how Central Coast Council should manage its financial debt. Council invited people to take a survey on Council’s suggestions of…
Consultation underway on a rate rise
Central Coast Council has commenced a formal community consultation for their proposed rate rise of between 10-15% to cover the repayment of restricted funds accessed over the last several years….
Rate rise has now risen to a proposed 15 percent
About two dozen people outside Wyong Chambers protesting about a rate rise were the first to hear the news, and it wasn’t good, that the proposed rate rise of 10…
Opportunity for residents to shape future water pricing and security
Residents have been given the chance to help plan the region’s long-term water security and to have a say in how much they should be charged for water usage. Over…