Ipswich City Council adopted the 2026-2027 Budget, annual plan, rates and charges, key financial policies, and a new procurement framework, setting prices and rules for the new financial year.
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Ipswich City Council has adopted a concession framework for eligible pensioners and approved a 100% concession on differential general rates for properties listed in Attachment 1, effective from 1 July 2026.
Ipswich City Council has adopted a $553 household waste service charge and a $110.80 non-household waste levy for 2026-27 at its extraordinary budget meeting on 30 June.
Ipswich City Council has locked in a $39 annual Rural Fire Brigades special charge, a $68 Enviroplan charge and an infrastructure levy for 2026-27.
Ipswich City Council adopted its 2026-2027 Budget at an extraordinary meeting on Nicholas Street, setting rates, charges and policies from 1 July 2026, including a $553 household waste service charge.
Ipswich City Council has adopted payment arrangements for 2026-27, including quarterly billing for rates and charges and 12.19% interest on overdue accounts from 1 July 2026.
Ipswich City Council has adopted its Debt Policy, Investment Policy and Financial Management Policy for 2026-2027, alongside the budget and rates package that takes effect from 1 July.
Ipswich City Council has adopted detailed rating categories for 2026-27 and handed the CEO responsibility for classifying each parcel, with rules covering residential, business, industrial, extractive and retail land from 1 July 2026.
Ipswich City Council has adopted a 12.19% annual interest rate on overdue rates and charges from 1 July 2026, alongside its 2026-2027 budget, rates and policy settings.
Council adopted the 2026-2027 Budget and incorporated the Budget and Long-Term Financial Forecast, forecast financial statements, revenue statement, revenue policy and financial sustainability measures.
Sets the financial basis for Council services, projects, rates and charges for 2026-2027.
Council adopted a concession framework for eligible pensioners and granted a 100% concession of differential general rates for properties listed in Attachment 1.
Provides relief for eligible ratepayers and specific properties approved under the concession criteria.
Council adopted the Debt Policy, Investment Policy and Financial Management Policy for 2026-2027.
Sets Council rules for borrowing, investments and financial control, which can affect service delivery and risk management.
Council adopted the Procurement Policy, Procurement and Contracts Manual, and Annual Contracting Plan effective from 1 July 2026.
Affects how Council buys goods and services and how local suppliers and contractors can work with Council.
Council adopted the Operational Plan 2026/27, setting out the year’s actions, projects and services for implementing the Corporate Plan within the adopted budget.
Sets the delivery program for council services, projects and priorities for the year ahead.
Council adopted the 2026/27 budget and revenue statement package, including financial statements, long-term forecast and revenue policy materials.
Determines how council will fund services, infrastructure and operating costs in 2026/27.
Council adopted its Debt Policy for 2026/27.
Guides how council borrows and manages debt, influencing future rates and capital spending.
Council adopted the 2026-2027 budget, including the financial position, cash flows, income and expenditure statement, long-term financial forecast and revenue statement.
Sets Council’s spending and revenue plan for the next financial year and determines what residents pay in rates and charges.
Council adopted the 2026-2027 Budget and incorporated the Budget and Long-Term Financial Forecast, forecast financial statements, revenue statement, revenue policy and financial sustainability measures.
Sets the financial basis for Council services, projects, rates and charges for 2026-2027.
Council adopted a concession framework for eligible pensioners and granted a 100% concession of differential general rates for properties listed in Attachment 1.
Provides relief for eligible ratepayers and specific properties approved under the concession criteria.
Council adopted the Debt Policy, Investment Policy and Financial Management Policy for 2026-2027.
Sets Council rules for borrowing, investments and financial control, which can affect service delivery and risk management.
Council adopted the Procurement Policy, Procurement and Contracts Manual, and Annual Contracting Plan effective from 1 July 2026.
Affects how Council buys goods and services and how local suppliers and contractors can work with Council.
Council adopted the Operational Plan 2026/27, setting out the year’s actions, projects and services for implementing the Corporate Plan within the adopted budget.
Sets the delivery program for council services, projects and priorities for the year ahead.
Council adopted the 2026/27 budget and revenue statement package, including financial statements, long-term forecast and revenue policy materials.
Determines how council will fund services, infrastructure and operating costs in 2026/27.
Council adopted its Debt Policy for 2026/27.
Guides how council borrows and manages debt, influencing future rates and capital spending.
Council adopted the 2026-2027 budget, including the financial position, cash flows, income and expenditure statement, long-term financial forecast and revenue statement.
Sets Council’s spending and revenue plan for the next financial year and determines what residents pay in rates and charges.
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Ipswich City Council adopted the 2026-2027 Budget, annual plan, rates and charges, key financial policies, and a new procurement framework, setting prices and rules for the new financial year.
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Open latest meetingIpswich City Council adopted the 2026-2027 Budget, annual plan, rates and charges, key financial policies, and a new procurement framework, setting prices and rules for the new financial year.
Substantive · Ipswich
Council adopted its 2026/27 operational plan and, in confidential budget items, set the 2026/27 rates, utility charges, levies, concessions and key financial policies, including a 7.34% overall change in rates and utility charges.
Substantive · Toowoomba Region
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Substantive · Redlands Coast
Council confirmed the previous minutes and adopted its 2026/27 delivery program, operational plan, budget, rates, fees and charges, alongside several planning proposals, policy updates and infrastructure and procurement decisions.
Substantive · Northern Rivers
The committee approved two planning applications in Hobart, including an amended multiple-dwelling proposal at 65 Brisbane Street and a change-of-use application at 310 Argyle Street, and noted delegated and advertised planning reports.
Substantive · Hobart
Council adopted its 2026/27 integrated planning documents, approved several policy and community funding items, and supported major applications including a flood-warning grant bid and multiple planning consents.
Substantive · Central West NSW
The committee confirmed minutes, noted no conflicts or supplementary items, received committee reports, endorsed the next phase of two streetscape projects for community engagement, and heard a workshop update on the Selfs Point and Cornelian Bay Master Plan.
Substantive · Hobart
Council endorsed a revised Merimbula CBD upgrade and traffic/parking plan, progressed a Bega early education expansion site, and approved planning, tender and watermains variation matters.
Substantive · South Coast NSW
Council adopted its 2026/27 operational plan and budget changes, advanced several planning and environmental matters, and approved or endorsed a number of local infrastructure and community projects.
Substantive · Southern Sydney
Council received financial and governance reports, referred two community petitions to the CEO, and approved a confidential land acquisition at Maroochy River.
Substantive · Sunshine Coast
The panel approved two housing-related developments in Beverley Park and Oatley and supported a height/FSR variation request for a Hurstville mixed-use project, while imposing detailed construction and compliance conditions.
Substantive · Southern Sydney
Council backed a Mount Cotton investigation-area submission to the Queensland Government, noted the monthly financial and audit reports, and dealt with petitions, including a request for a footpath at Sunrise Court, Mount Cotton.
Substantive · Redlands Coast
The committee endorsed the St Georges Basin Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (2026) for Council adoption and noted this would be the committee's final meeting before Council moves to project-based committees.
Substantive · South Coast NSW
Council backed the 2026/27 rates, operational plan and fees, continued the temporary deferral of local infrastructure contributions, and rejected attempts to overturn earlier planning and meeting-code decisions.
Substantive · Western Sydney
Council backed a mix of planning, procurement, community recognition and local infrastructure actions, including a design excellence LEP amendment, renewable electricity procurement, a GreenWay governance reset, and several resident-focused transport, park and utility requests.
Substantive · Inner West Sydney
Council backed a 29% rate revenue increase via a Special Rate Variation, changed its meeting code settings after a NSW regulation disallowance, moved ahead on AED installation across facilities, and progressed several planning, transport and heritage matters.
Substantive · Northern Sydney
Council adopted key governance and policy items, established a new Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, received a petition opposing higher vacant property rates, and advanced motions on transport funding and parking levy use.
Substantive · Inner Perth
The committee approved the Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery master plan with one nursery concept annexure deferred, noted a Bundamba intersections response report, and endorsed two small local provisional projects for design and construction.
Substantive · Ipswich
Council adopted urgent shark safety measures for Coogee and nearby beaches and updated its Code of Meeting Practice.
Substantive · Eastern Sydney
Council rescinded its December 2025 meeting rules, reinstated the previous code, set meeting dates to August 2026, and placed a revised 2026 Code of Meeting Practice on public exhibition after making further amendments.
Substantive · South Coast NSW
Council adopted the 2026–27 budget and fees, moved several planning and community initiatives to exhibition or follow-up reports, granted extra support to Flickerfest, and made major decisions on Bondi Junction Master Plan issues.
Substantive · Eastern Sydney
The committee accepted an apology, confirmed the previous minutes, and noted two items including visitor pay parking consultation outcomes and a revised proposal.
Substantive · Eastern Sydney
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Substantive · Ipswich
The committee approved a two-year sponsorship agreement for CMC Rocks 2027-2028 and noted progress on the Nicholas Street Precinct redevelopment.
Substantive · Ipswich
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Substantive · Ipswich
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Substantive · Ipswich
Council adopted the Maroondah Reconciliation Plan 2026-2030, approved several grant funding allocations, and endorsed advisory committee and administrative items.
Substantive · Eastern Melbourne
The committee adopted an updated Public Open Space policy, moved several local planning policies forward as minor amendments or review-date extensions, and deferred a contested Strategic Land Policy while updating the Personal Information Privacy Policy.
Substantive · Northern Perth
The committee confirmed previous minutes, approved a road name for a Mount Nelson subdivision, and received a workshop update on Royal Hobart Hospital works affecting road access.
Substantive · Hobart
The panel approved a medical centre conversion at Roseville Chase and refused a 7-unit independent living development at Gordon.
Substantive · Northern Sydney
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Substantive · Inner West Sydney
The Panel determined several development applications across Coogee, South Coogee, Maroubra, Kingsford and Chifley, approving most and refusing one application.
Substantive · Eastern Sydney
The panel refused two development applications in Maroubra and Coogee, citing planning non-compliance, amenity impacts, and insufficient site investigation.
Substantive · Eastern Sydney
The committee approved alterations and an extension at 53 Warwick Street, Hobart, and moved to initiate a planning scheme amendment to assess a Hobart visitor accommodation specific area plan.
Substantive · Hobart
Council adopted a reverted Code of Meeting Practice, refused to waive police station hoarding fees, approved a Merimbula land-use change and a Wallaga Lake subdivision, adopted the Wolumla infrastructure contribution plan, and set councillor and mayoral fees for 2026-27.
Substantive · South Coast NSW
Council approved continuing the South East Queensland City Deal Public Art Initiative Project and confirmed funding in the 2026-2027 Capital Budget.
Substantive · Scenic Rim