Published on Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 11:38:18 AM
Public feedback is sought on the Town’s Statement of Objects and Reasons for the 2025/26 rating year.
Under the proposed model, the average weekly increase for each property category will be:
| Residential |
$5.70
|
| Commercial/Industrial |
$18.73 |
| Mass Accommodation |
-$389.40 |
| Pastoral/Other |
$30.63 |
| Mining |
$229.08 |
The pensioner rate cap gap programme will be maintained with a proposed limit for 2025/26. Community groups and sporting clubs' rate concessions also remain.
The rates increase reflects a projected 6.84% increase in operational expenditure for the Town in the 2025/26 financial year.
To read the Notice of Intention to Levy Differential rates, click here.
To read the 2025/26 Statement of Objects and Reasons, which explains the proposed differential rates, click here.
The 2025/26 Statement of Objects and Reasons is also available to be viewed during normal business hours at the Civic Centre in Port Hedland, the Port Hedland and South Hedland libraries.
We intend to host a public information session about the rates for 2025/26. Members of the public are welcome to attend. We will provide more details as soon as possible.
Submissions must be received by 5:00pm on Thursday 12 June.
Please send your submissions to Acting Chief Executive Officer Mark Dacombe, via email to council@porthedland.wa.gov.au or mail to PO Box 41, Port Hedland, WA 6721.
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