2017-06-29 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement - 2017/18


APPENDIX 7: RURAL FIRE CHARGE
OVERALL PLAN


1.    Special Charge for Assistance to Noosa and Surrounds Rural Fire Brigades
Council recognises that it is beyond the fundraising ability of the volunteers that staff the rural fire
brigades within Noosa Shire to raise the funds to meet their operational costs and to acquire and
maintain the necessary equipment to conduct their activities. Therefore, to provide financial
assistance to Noosa Rural Fire Brigade Group and its constituent Rural Fire Brigades, Council has
resolved to make and levy a special charge for the 2017/18 financial year upon all rateable land
within Noosa Shire which will, in the Council’s opinion, specially benefit from the services provided
by the Rural Fire Brigades listed below.


2.    The Rateable Land to Which the Special Charges Applies
The special charge for the Rural Fire Charge applies to all rateable land within the Noosa Shire that
falls within the Gazetted Rural Fire Brigade area maps for the following Rural Fire Brigades:
  Rural Fire Brigade
  Black Mountain
  Boreen Point
  Cooroibah
  Doonan
  Federal
  Kin Kin
  Noosa North Shore
  Ridgewood
  Teewah
  Tinbeerwah


This land specially benefits from the provision of rural fire fighting services because it is not serviced
by urban fire services.


3.    Service, facility or activity
The service, facility or activity is the provision of funding for the purchase of equipment and
operational costs and training initiatives required by the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service. This
will enable the Brigades to direct more time toward:
a)    prevention of rural fires;
b)    education of residents; and
c)    training of volunteers.




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