Moira Shire Council will provide a three-week extension on the due date for payment of its next rates instalment in an effort to help those residents affected by recent flooding.
The new due date for the second rates instalment of the financial year will be Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Residents who can make payment any time prior to this date are invited to do so.
Council reminds residents that payments made on or after November 21 will not be reflected on the instalment notice.
The third and fourth instalment due dates remain unchanged, being Tuesday, February 28, 2023 and Wednesday, May 31, 2023, while the lump sum payment due date remains on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
For ratepayers on direct debits or other payment arrangements there is no change.
Moira Shire Council chief executive Clare Keenan said the council wanted to help those who were struggling.
“Council’s Customer Experience and Rates team are available to help Monday to Friday, between 9am to 5pm, to discuss options and assist in finding a suitable solution,” Ms Keenan said.
“We understand that ratepayers may still have been impacted, even if their properties did not suffer damage, so again please call us if you might have difficulty making payment, we’re here to help.”
Council is also undertaking impact assessments and gathering information to help assess which properties have experienced destruction due to the flood event with a supplementary valuation possible for these properties where material property destruction has occurred.
This revised valuation will take into account any flood damage to buildings.
The Supplementary Valuation notices will be issued in early 2023 to properties that have been affected and will be applied across the remaining two instalments, effective as of the date of the flood event.
Residents who believe they will have difficulties making the payment for the next rates instalment are advised to contact the council on (03) 5871 9222.