For those who follow the progress of Coonamble Shire Council there were no real surprises when the budget for 2024/25 was released last week.
Council has been flagging further increases to rates and charges as they make a major move towards a ‘government-preferred’ level of user-pays for key services such as water, sewage and waste management.
General rates will increase by the full amount of the state government’s peg of 4.5%, while water and sewage access and user charges will rise by between 2.5% and 10% depending where you . . .
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