South Gippsland Council’s submission to the State Govt Rate Inquiry
The document below shows South Gippsland Council’s submission to the State Govt Rate Inquiry
Rural Ratepayers to remain on a trolley after major rate System review by State Govt
The Andrews Labor Government will introduce reforms to improve the local government rates system in response to a major review. The Local Government Rating System Review, released on December 21st, provides an in-depth analysis of Victoria’s rates system. This review came about from a 2018 election commitment to assess the fairness and equity of the current system and recommend improvements. This commitment followed the implementation of the Fair Go Rates System in 2016, putting a stop to unsustainable rate rises by local governments in the previous decade. The Government received the Ministerial Panel’s final report on 31 March 2020.
Victorian Government Response to the Local Government Rating System Review Final Report
The document below shows all 37 recommendations from the review and the Govt response to each with their own rationale as to why they will or will not implement each particular recommendation.
South Gippsland Shire Council is a successful recipient of funding support under the State Government’s Working for Victoria initiative.
Working for Victoria aims to create jobs to aid regional and metropolitan recovery from COVID-19. As part of the initiative South Gippsland will receive funding to support 43 new full-time positions. All positions will be for six months’ duration and will be funded by the State Government.
Who says South Gippsland Council is getting more secretive?
The State Government does through the annual Local Government Performance Indicators on the Knowyourcouncil website.
The Local Government Performance Indicators website is a key initiative to improve the transparency and accountability of council performance to ratepayers and to provide a more meaningful set of information to the public. The framework is made up of 58 measures and a governance and management checklist of 24 items which together build a comprehensive picture of council performance.
Early Learning Centre to be built in Symmons Street, Leongatha
South Gippsland Shire Council has successfully applied for a grant to assist with the design and construction of the new Early Learning Centre that will be built in Symmons Street, Leongatha.
The $2.38M grant has been awarded to Council as part of the Building Blocks Grant – Capacity Building program being rolled out by the Victorian School Building Authority, which is part of the Department of Education and Training.
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