Cabonne council needs to pay $737,179 for the emergency services levy in the coming financial year – an amount described as a significant burden at council’s May meeting.
Cabonne’s share of the levy has increased more than $36,000 or 4.9 per cent overall, that’s higher than the 4.4 per cent rate increase councils were given approval to impose on their ratepayers.
Since 2022, the cost has i...
