Councils should spend on “needs” rather than “wants” suggested a speaker at the IPART public meeting into rate pegging on Tuesday, July 18. It was a concept quickly applauded by others who agreed that Council prioritisation was an issue across the State. A three hour zoom meeting on Tuesday, July 18, held by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to discuss its … [Read more...] about IPART looks at new rate peg options
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October 31 Extraordinary meeting: IPART deadline
Water and Sewer Delivery Plan 2022-2026 Back in May of this year, IPART gave Central Coast Council approval to increase water rates for typical water bills by about: $183 (17%) in 2022-23; $80 (6%) in 2023-24, plus inflation $106 (8%) in 2024-25 plus inflation and $9 (1%) in 2025-26, plus inflation. IPART also recommended that Central Coast Council’s Water and … [Read more...] about October 31 Extraordinary meeting: IPART deadline
Water and Sewer performance report released
Central Coast Water relined more than 245km of sewer mains across the region in the last financial year; 2021-22. The organisation repaired 308 leaks across 1,000km of water mains, saving more than 870ML of water. And it completed an inspection of the Mangrove Creek Dam Diversion Tunnel using robot technology. Central Coast Council Water and Sewer Director Jamie Loader said … [Read more...] about Water and Sewer performance report released
IPART announces 3.8 per cent rates peg
Breaking news @ 11am September 29 The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has set the rate price increase that Central Coast Council can charge next financial year at 3.8 per cent. The news came out today at 10am. The Council doesn’t have to Increase our rates by that much, but nor can it charge any more. That is a decision for the Administrator and he … [Read more...] about IPART announces 3.8 per cent rates peg
Sign up to speak up on the rate peg system
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) says it welcomes the terms of reference from theNSW Government to investigate and address concerns identified with the local government rate peg.IPART has been setting the rate peg for councils across NSW since 2010. The rate peg protects ratepayers from excessive increases in council rates by limiting the total amount by … [Read more...] about Sign up to speak up on the rate peg system
