Rates notices
The 2022/23 first half yearly rate notices will be issued on Wednesday 20 July 2022.
Keep an eye on mailboxes, inboxes (including junk/spam mail) and Bpay View over the coming weeks.
If you have not received your rate notice by the end of the month, please contact Council on 1300 697 372.
To be eligible for the 7.5 per cent discount, rates must be paid in full on or by the due date of Friday 19 August 2022.
Disaster assistance extended following flooding
Disaster assistance grants have been extended to flood-affected primary producers, small businesses and communities affected by the Southern Queensland flooding event in May.
The assistance is made available through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Senator the Hon Murray Watt said the flooding in May had followed a number of earlier disaster events, compounding the impacts on Southern Queensland primary producers and small business owners.
“Primary producers in the Balonne, Lockyer Valley, Southern Downs, Somerset, Western Downs and Gympie local government areas now have access to additional primary producer recovery grants of up to $75,000,” Minister Watt said.
For more information on grant assistance visit www.qrida.qld.gov.au or free call 1800 623 946.
Information on disaster assistance can be found on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s website at www.qra.qld.gov.au.
Electric vehicle revolution charging ahead
Queensland is moving full speed towards a carbon-neutral future with more than 10,000 electric vehicles now registered across the state.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said electric vehicles would play a critical role in Queensland achieving its carbon emission targets.
“Every day I’m talking to more and more Queenslanders driving electric vehicles, and they’re telling me they love driving them, whether it’s to and from work, to the shops or on their weekends away,” Mr Bailey said.
He stated there are now more than 10,000 electric vehicles registered in the state.
Mr Bailey said the milestone coincided with the start of the Queensland Electric Super Highway phase three rollout, which would see 24 electric vehicle charging sites open in regional and rural locations.
“The first charging station to open as part of the phase three will be at Kingaroy in August, while other stations including Longreach, Cloncurry and Stanthorpe will open in the coming months.”
