Separate charges

Council make and levy a separate charge for park & bushland, environmental and natural resource management.

(a) Park and Bushland Levy

The sum of $10.00 per rateable assessment, to be levied equally on all rateable land in the region, for park, open space corridors and bushland preservation, acquisition and maintenance purposes.

(b) Environmental Levy

Tthe sum of $40.00 per rateable assessment, to be levied equally on all rateable land in the region, for the purposes of implementation of the Toowoomba Regional Council Waste Management Strategic Plan which includes consolidation, rationalisation and improvements to Council's waste management facilities and rehabilitation of closed landfill sites.

(c) Natural Resource Management Levy

Tthe sum of $10.00 per rateable assessment, to be levied equally on all rateable land in the region, for the purposes of implementing a natural resource management strategy (incorporating issues such as weed eradication, feral animal control, co-ordination and liaison with Landcare groups and similar bodies, establishment and promotion of voluntary conservation covenants and general natural resource management education and information delivery).

As adopted by Council on 19 August 2011 (extract from 'Special meeting of Council - 19 Aug 2011 - Minutes' found below in 'Related documents').