During this period, it will be ‘business as usual’, however, to comply with our Election Period Policy and the Local Government Act 2020, there are restrictions on the kinds of decisions that can be made, and the information that we can communicate to the public. For example, we can't open community consultations. This is to ensure Council actions don't influence voting in the election.
Election Period Policy
To meet the rate cap of 2.75% for 2024–2025 Council has set a rate in the dollar of 0.3105 cents for Maryborough residential rate properties.
This figure is then multiplied by the Capital Improved Value (CIV) of each property to determine how much the property owner will pay.
An example of the general rates calculation for a residential property in Maryborough with a valuation of $300,000 would be: $300,000 × $0.003105 = $931.50 (excluding waste charges, the municipal charge and the Fire Services Property Levy)
To find out more about rates, read our How your contribution counts brochure(PDF, 7MB).
The Shire has seven differential rates as shown in the table below:
Rate type
Cents in the dollar (2024/2025)
Residential rate - Maryborough
0.3105
Residential rate - other
0.2807
Vacant Land – Maryborough
0.3943
Commercial – Maryborough
0.4968
Commercial – other
0.4373
Industrial
0.3416
Farm Land
0.2484
Please refer to the Central Goldfields Shire Revenue and Rating Plan 2021-2025 for more information