CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 23 JUNE 2026 · Attachment 1 - 2026-06-23 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING | 23 JUNE 2026



      Council Resolution No. 20
      Moved:              Cr Karen Finzel
      Seconded:           Cr Jessica Phillips
      That pursuant to sections 120 to 123 of the Local Government Regulation 2012,
      Council will grant a concession of 25.0% of the general rate, to a maximum of $230.00
      per annum, to all ratepayers who are pensioners, where the eligibility requirements
      below are met, but subject to the further conditions outlined in section 2.4.1 of
      Council's 2026-27 Revenue Statement.

      Pensioners must hold one of the following concession cards:
      - Pensioner Concession C issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs;
      or
      - Repatriation Health (Gold) Card - for all conditions issued by the Department of
      Veteran Affairs.

      The pensioner also must be the owner (either solely or jointly), or be an eligible life
      tenant, in accordance with the guidelines for the State Government Rate Subsidy
      Scheme, of property within the local government area, which is their principal place of
      residence, and must have (either solely or with a co-owner) the legal responsibility for
      payment of rates and charges Council levies in respect of the property.

      In the case of joint ownership or ownership in common, the concession will apply only
      to the approved pensioner’s proportionate share of the applicable rates and charges,
      except where the co-owners are an approved pensioner and his/her spouse. The
      concession will apply to the full amounts of the applicable rates and charge.
      Carried.
       For:               Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                          Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr
                          Nicola Wilson
       Against:           None




      Council Resolution No. 21
      Moved:              Cr Amelia Lorentson
      Seconded:           Cr Frank Wilkie
      That pursuant to sections 120 to 122 of the Local Government Regulation 2012,
      Council will grant concessions to all ratepayers meeting the eligibility criteria set out in
      Council's 2026/27 Revenue Statement and Council’s General Rate and Charges
      Concessions Policy.
      Carried.
      For:                Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                          Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr
                          Nicola Wilson
      Against:            None




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