Notice of Adoption of Valuations and Declaration of Rates

Notice is hereby given that the Wattle Range Council, at a meeting held on 14 July 2026 and in relation to the financial year ending 30 June 2027, adopted the 2026-2027 Annual Business Plan and Budget, and resolved to:

1. Valuations
Pursuant to Section 167(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999, adopted the valuations that are to apply in its area for rating purposes for the 2026/27 financial year, being the capital valuations of the Valuer-General, totalling $8,150,617,920.

2. Differential Rates

Pursuant to Sections 152(1)(c)(i), 153(1)(b) and 156(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999, declares the following differential general rates on rateable land within its area for the year ending 30 June 2027, based upon the capital value of the land which rates vary by reference to land use categories as per Regulation 14 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 as follows:

(a)   Residential—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(b)  Commercial Shop—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(c)   Commercial Office—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(d)  Commercial Other—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(e)  Industry Light—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(f)   Industry Other—a differential rate of 0.3017 cents in the dollar

(g)   Primary Production—a differential rate of 0.2463 cents in the dollar

(h)  Vacant Land—a differential rate of 0.4535 cents in the dollar

(i)   Other—a differential rate of 0.4535 cents in the dollar

3. Minimum Rate

Pursuant to Section 158(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999 declared that the minimum amount payable by way of general rates on rateable land in the Council area is $783.00.

4. Service Charges

Pursuant to Section 155 of the Local Government Act 1999 imposed the following annual service charges:

i)   Waste Collection Service

based on the level of usage of the service, on all land to which the Council provides or makes available the prescribed services of the collection, treatment or disposal of waste via Council’s waste management services in respect of each set of bins, or part thereof, provided on the basis that the sliding scale provided for in Regulation 13 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 will be applied to reduce the service charge payable, as prescribed.

(a)   three bin normal waste, recycling and green organics collection and disposal service of $425.00; and

(b)  two bin normal waste and recycling collection and disposal service of $350.00

ii)  Community Wastewater Management Systems

based on the nature of the service and varying according to the CWMS Property Units Code in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 on all land in the Townships of Penola, Southend, Kalangadoo and Beachport to which it provides or makes available the Community Wastewater Management Systems being prescribed services for the collection, treatment and disposal of waste.

a)   Penola, Southend and Kalangadoo—Occupied Unit............................... $806.00

b)  Penola, Southend and Kalangadoo—Vacant Unit................................... $601.00

c)   Beachport Occupied Unit...................................................................... $914.00

d)  Beachport Vacant Unit.......................................................................... $685.00

5. Separate Rates

Pursuant to Section 69 of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 and Section 154 of the Local Government Act 1999, in order to reimburse the Council for amounts contributed to the Limestone Coast Landscape Board declared a separate rate based on a fixed charge varying on the basis of land use categories in respect of rateable land in the Council’s area.

i)     $100.60 per assessment on rateable land categories (a), (h) and (i) (Residential, Vacant and Other);

ii)    $149.80 per assessment on rateable land categories (b), (c) and (d) (Commercial Shop, Commercial Office, Commercial Other);

iii)   $226.70 per assessment on rateable land categories (e) and (f) (Industry Light and Industry Other);

iv)    $430.70 per assessment on rateable land category (g) (Primary Production).

6. Payment of Rates

Pursuant to Section 181 of the Local Government Act 1999, rates for the year ending 30 June 2027 will fall due in four equal or approximately equal instalments on 9 September 2026, 2 December 2026, 3 March 2027 and 2 June 2027.

Dated: 23 July 2026

Ben Gower
Chief Executive Officer