Minutes in a Second

Moorabool Shire Council, 17 July 2024

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Decisions

  1. Adopt amended 2024/25 rates for all land classes

    Adopted 2024/25 rates from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, including Commercial & Industrial 0.360902 and Farm 0.187669.

    Carried p. 5 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  2. Adopt corrected 2024/25 total land values for rating

    Adopted corrected estimated total land values totaling $14,999,887,000 for 2024/25.

    Carried p. 6 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  3. Publish 2024/25 budget amendments on Council’s website

    Resolved to make amendments to the 2024/25 Budget publicly available on Council’s website.

    Carried p. 6 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  4. Start four-week community consultation on draft Rural Land Use Strategy

    Commenced four-week community consultation in July/August 2024 on the draft Rural Land Use Strategy.

    Carried p. 8 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  5. Undertake community consultation of the draft Rural Land Use Strategy (attached) for a period of four weeks

    Carried p. 8 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

Other notable items

  • Minor valuation and rate-in-the-dollar changes were made to comply with the rate cap and Fair Go Rates.
  • Strategy discussion included discouraging permanent removal of high-quality agricultural land.

Tech & Innovation Notes

  • Budget amendments to be published digitally on Council’s website.
  • Consultation engagement planned via newspaper, social media, and Council’s website.
12 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 5, 6, 8