We are transitioning to a new Planning Application platform. As a result, the existing My Mount Alexander system will be unavailable from 5.00pm Thursday 12 November. Our new planning application platform will be available from 9.00am Monday 16 November. We apologise for the inconvenience.
The Maldon Transfer Station has limited hours and services. It will reopen for green waste only on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 9.00am-11.00am until 15 November. The Castlemaine Transfer Station will continue to operate as normal. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
This document provides a strategy for the future rating of properties in the Mount Alexander Shire. It considers issues in the current rating system, options available under existing legislation, and considers how to achieve a fair and equitable outcome for all ratepayers.
The impact for ratepayers will be determined based on their land use and valuation. Changes implemented in this review of the strategy include the gradual reduction of the farm rate from 100% to 80%, and the eventual phasing out of the land management rate, as well as changing the definition of the commercial rate to include residential properties that are used predominantly for the purposes of short-term rental accommodation.
The strategy was adopted at the 21 December 2021 Council meeting.