Rates, fees and charges

Pay your rates bill online

Pay your rates bill with Mastercard or Visa

Your POST Billpay code and reference number can be found on the front of your notice.

A 1% surcharge now applies on transactions $5,000 and over. Council accepts MasterCard and Visa cards only.

Options to pay your rates

Instalment options

Ratepayers can pay their rates in four instalments but are not eligible for a discount.  No penalty interest will be incurred.

1st instalment date: 11 October 2012
2nd instalment date: 20 December 2012
3rd instalment date: 20 March 2013
4th instalment date: 20 June 2013

Water and sewerage notices

The water and sewerage charges normally added to your annual rates notice will be issued separately in November, March and June.

Fees and charges

Council's fees and charges are listed in the 2012/2013 schedule of  fees and charges which cover costs associated with hire of equipment, services, registration, applications and licences.

Development Assessment also have a 2012/2013 fees and charges schedule which covers applications, regulatory services, certificates and searches.

Downloads

• Direct debit request and/or amendment/cancellation - web form
• Direct debit request and/or amendment/cancellation (PDF,1.5MB)
• Rates - Change of Service Address - webform
• Rates - Change of Service Address (PDF,1.5MB)
• Application for Pensioner Remission on Rates - web form
• Application for Pensioner Remission on Rates (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Combined fees and charges 2012/2013 (PDF,1.3MB)
• Rates fees and charges schedule 2012/2013 (PDF,194kB)
• Development Assessment fees and charges 2012/2013 (PDF,1.1MB) 
• Property Search Application - webform
• Property Search Application (PDF,1.6MB)
• Wide Bay Water special meter reading form (PDF,592kB)
• Trade waste compliance inspection / investigation form (PDF,138kB)