by Don Palmer | Jun 25, 2019 | rates
Budget lifted 0.15% to cover the Waste to Landfill Levy was the decision last night by Council. A unanimous decision made after much reasoned and considered debate last night. Deputy Mayor Peter Hughes presented Council with an alternative budget position at our...
by Don Palmer | Jun 17, 2019 | rates
The City of Unley will approve their 2019-20 budget at this month’s formal Council meeting. I expect us to approve a rate rise of 2.1% at this meeting. A 2.9% increase would have applied under the Government’s proposed rate capping. This demonstrates, with many...
by Don Palmer | Jun 12, 2019 | rates
Many City of Unley rate payers will be distressed when they receive their first rates notice for 2019-20. Not I must say because of anything Council has or has not done. Their grief will be due to changes to the way their properties are valued by the Valuer...
by Don Palmer | Aug 31, 2018 | rates
Labor warned us a day ago. They confirmed today that they would join the cross benches and vote the Government’s bill down. Externally imposed rate capping is dead as a result. So up go the headlines. Rate capping Dead. No, externally imposed rate capping is...
by Don Palmer | Aug 13, 2018 | rates
The debate on rate capping continues in the media, with the Property Council again taking the lead. They conducted a survey showing 85% of people agree with rate capping. Oh Really? Who would have thought that? Honestly. You don’t have to be Mandrake to...
by Don Palmer | Aug 2, 2018 | rates
See Saw Margery Daw Jacky shall have a new master. Jacky shall earn but a penny a day. The seesaw is one of the oldest ‘rides’ for children, easily constructed from logs of different sizes. The words of “See Saw Margery Daw” reflect children...
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