Notice is hereby given that at its meeting of 25 June 2025 the District Council of Coober Pedy adopted its valuations and declared its rates for the 2025-26 financial year. The Council resolved as below.

Adoption of Valuations

To adopt for rating purposes the capital valuations made by the Valuer-General within the Council area totalling $183,634,920 of which $160,380,170 represents rateable land.

Declaration of Differential General Rates

To declare: differential general rates according to land use as follows:

Residential                                   1.4893 cents in the dollar

Commercial – Shop                      1.7127 cents in the dollar

Commercial – Office                     1.7127 cents in the dollar

Commercial– Other                      1.7127 cents in the dollar

Industry Light                               1.7127 cents in the dollar

Industry – Other                           1.7127 cents in the dollar

Vacant Land                                 1.4893 cents in the dollar

Other                                           1.7127 cents in the dollar

To impose a fixed charge of $75.00 in respect of each separate piece of rateable land within the Council area.

Adoption of Regional Landscape Levy

To declare a separate rate of a fixed charge based on the land use code on all rateable land in the Council area of:

Residential                                               $48.07

Commercial – Shop                                  $96.14

Commercial – Office                                 $96.14

Commercial – Other                                 $96.14

Industry Light                                           $96.14

Industry – Other                                       $96.14

Vacant Land                                             $48.07

Other                                                       $48.07

to raise the amount of $81.443 on behalf of the SA Arid Lands Landscape (SAAL) Board.

Adoption of Water Annual Service Charge

To impose an annual service charge on all land within the Council area to which the Council provides or makes available the prescribed service of the treatment and provision of water, based on the nature of the service, of $341.09.

Declaration of Annual Wastewater Service Rate

To declare a service rate for the prescribed service of the collection, treatment and disposal of waste water in respect of all rateable land within the Community Wastewater Management Scheme (CWMS) Area and within the area of the Council, as set out in in Attachment 1 to  the Report titled “2025-26 Annual Business Plan  Budget, Valuations and Rates – Adoption” and dated 25 June 2025, of 0.5667 cents in the dollar, based on the capital value of the land, the subject of the rate.

A copy of the Annual Business Plan 2025-26 can be viewed at the Council offices, Lot 773 Hutchison Street, Coober Pedy SA 5723, during business hours or from www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au

Dated 25 June 2025

Garry Herdegen

Chief Executive Officer