2025/26 Rates Declaration
NOTICE is given that at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 23 June 2025 the City of Victor Harbor resolved for the financial year ending 30 June 2026:
Adoption of Valuation
To adopt the most recent capital valuations provided by the Valuer General for land within the Council area, totaling $8,261,732,240 for rating purposes.
Declaration of Differential General Rates
To declare differential general rates as follows:
- 0.3185 cents in the dollar on rateable land of Category (a) (Residential) and Category (i) (Other)
- 0.4141 cents in the dollar on rateable land of Category (b) (Commercial-Shop), Category (c) (Commercial-Office) and Category (d) (Commercial-Other)
- 0.3663 cents in the dollar of rateable land of Category (e) (Industry – Light) and Category (f) (Industry-Other)
- 0.2866 cents in the dollar of rateable land of Category (g) (Primary Production)
- 0.4777 cents in the dollar of rateable land of Category (h) (Vacant Land)
Fixed Charge
To impose a fixed charge of $495 on each separate piece of rateable land within the area of the Council.
Separate Rate – RL Levy
To declare the separate rate of 0.009304 cents in the dollar on all rateable land in the area of the Council and the Hills and Fleurieu Regional Landscape Board.
Rate Capping - Residential
That a rebate of rates will be granted (on application) in respect of residential properties that are the ratepayer’s principal place of residence, being the amount by which the general rate payable exceeds the 2024/25 general rate payable by more than 15% except that this rebate will not apply where:
- the property has been acquired by the ratepayer or has become their principal place of residence after 1 January 2024; and/or
- the increase in general rates is due in whole or in part to an increase in valuation of the property attributable to improvements.
Payment of Rates
Rates are payable in a single instalment due on the 1 September 2025; or by quarterly instalments due on 1 September 2025, 1 December 2025, 1 March 2026 and 1 June 2026.