2016-06-29 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement - 2016/17


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 2016/17 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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