Special variation rate applications

Overview

What’s this about?

Every year IPART sets a rate peg for each council in NSW which is the maximum amount by which councils can increase the general income that they collect from ratepayers (rates income).

We are inviting community feedback for 10 NSW councils who have applied for a special variation to increase their income from rates for 2026-27. Community feedback is an important part of the Tribunal’s assessment of special variation applications.

The Tribunal is now seeking community feedback on applications from:

• Ballina Shire Council
• Blacktown City Council
• Central Coast Council
• Cessnock City Council
• Glen Innes Severn Council
• Hawkesbury City Council
• Ku-ring-gai Council
• Muswellbrook Shire Council
• North Sydney Council
• Uralla Shire Council.

All Special Variation applications for 2026-27 are available for review on the IPART website.

Have your say

Have your say by Monday 9 March 2026.

You can provide feedback in 2 ways.