Waste services charges
We now list waste service charges as a separate item on your annual rates notice. Separating these items helps account for rising waste and recycling costs and is in line with other Victorian councils.
Learn more about separated waste service charges.
Fire services property levy
Your rates notice includes a separate fire services property levy. We collect this on behalf of the State Government to fund the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the Country Fire Authority (CFA).
Although this levy appears on rates notices, it is not a council charge for council services. It replaces the existing levy that insurance companies charged in your home insurance premiums.
The levy comprises:
- a fixed component of $132 for residential properties
- a fixed component of $267 for non-residential properties
- a variable component based on a percentage of the capital improved value of the property.
- a variable State Government component.
Concession is available to some Department of Veterans Affairs gold card holders and Pensioner Concession Card holders.
For more information on how to calculate the levy, visit the State Revenue Office Victoria website.
The State Government has capped rate increases at 2.75% for 2024/2025 and we have elected to apply this 2.75% increase rather than seek an exemption from the cap.
It is important to remember that the 2.75% cap does not apply to your individual bill but rather to the total amount of money that we are seeking from rates revenue. Most properties will experience rate increases that are slightly higher or lower than 2.75%.
The MAV has produced this short video explaining rate-capping in simple terms.