Councils have won a bid to dramatically increase their rates for thousands of homeowners across NSW. IPART (The independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) approved the massive rate hike, which will in some cases be an increase of more than 50 per cent, and see $579.2 million flow into local government coffers. Georges River and Canterbury-Bankstown … Continue reading ‘It’s not something we do lightly’: NSW councils set for massive rate hike