Ezybill Registration
Rene Seiler
Did you know you can also pay your dog registration through eZYBILL? Simply make sure you have your animal number handy. You also have the option to receive your animal notices and reminders via email only instead of by mail.
By registering for Ezybill you will have the convenience of receiving your quarterly rates notice via email and have access to your notices through the Ezybill portal from any electronic device 24 hours a day making payment both easy and convenient.
When registering the Ownership/Ratepayer details provided must match that recorded against the property to enable approval. If you need to register on behalf of another person, then a written third-party authorisation or power of attorney document should be provided to the City of Adelaide prior to registration.
If you registered for Ezybill and have not received your quarterly rate notice email we recommend checking your Spam or junk folders. Depending on your internet service providers (ISP) settings it may be treated as a possible virus threat and moved into these folders or deleted as a possible virus threat.
Once an owner has registered for the EzyBill service, for the nominated property, Council will no longer post paper Notices to you or any person/company to whom paper Notices were previously sent.
As per the Terms and Conditions agreed to at registration, you have acknowledged and agreed that you are a property owner and/or are liable for responding to and making payment of the nominated Rate/Water Notice and you will share this electronic Rate/Water Notice with other persons so named as required.
Please note, all other notices, including overdue notices and other Council correspondence, will continue to be sent to your postal address. It is the rate payers responsibility to notify Council of a change in address, so please ensure that you keep your contact details with Council up to date.
If you registered for Ezybill and have not received your annual Rate/Water notice email we recommend checking your Spam or junk folders. Depending on your internet service providers (ISP) settings it may be treated as a possible virus threat and moved into these folders or deleted as a possible virus threat.
Gladstone Regional Council would like to acknowledge the Bailai, the Gurang, the Gooreng Gooreng and the Taribelang Bunda people who are the traditional custodians of this land. Gladstone Regional Council would also like to pay respect to Elders both past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Learn more about Council's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Electronic delivery of rates notices make it easier and more convenient for you to manage your payments, save paper and reduce waste. You'll have your notice accessible on any electronic device and at your fingertips whenever you are ready to pay your rates.
Once you are registered, the next quarterly rates notice will be delivered via email. After registration, paper notices will no longer be issued via postal delivery. Once you have registered all future rates notices will be available for viewing at any time in the Ezybill portal.
Pay in full or choose flexible payment options that suit you. Flexible payments will send you SMS reminders and allow you to pay your rates via direct debit from a nominated bank account or credit card. You will need a mobile number to set up this payment method.
Enter the BPay reference number (without the zeros at start).
Follow the prompts to make your payment via the secure payment portal.
You can make other payments such as animal registrations or fines at the same time.
Greater Dandenong City Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Bunurong People, and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their continuing connections to climate, Culture, Country and waters.
Following extensive consultation with the community, Council adopts an Annual Business Plan that outlines intended programs and services, together with what Council believes the community can afford in rates.
Receiving your rates notice electronically will make it easier and more convenient for you to manage your payments, save paper and reduce waste. You'll have your notice accessible on any electronic device (phone, tablet, laptop or desktop) and at your fingertips whenever you are ready to pay your rates; anytime, anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We send your quarterly rates notice straight to the same online bank you use to pay them. With convenient email, SMS or bank message reminders and secure online or mobile access, BPAY View makes it easy to pay on time, every time from anywhere in the world.
Once you are registered and have added Adelaide Hills Council as a provider, the next quarterly rates notice will be delivered into the electronic mailbox and can be viewed and/or paid through these portals. After registration, paper notices will no longer be issued via postal delivery.
Having determined its expenditure budget, Council then divides the portion of the budget to be raised from rates by the sum of all property values in its area. This calculates what is called a 'rate in the dollar'. Each individual property value is then multiplied by the 'rate in the dollar' to produce the rates bill for the property. The total rates paid by the community will equal the amount set in the budget.
Rates are calculated as a Fixed Charge plus a Variable Charge levied on the Valuer General's valuation of your property. The Fixed Charge provides a mechanism to recognise that all properties have access to core Council services, regardless of valuation, and need to make a contribution to the cost of providing those services. The remainder of the rates calculation is based on an average percentage charge on the value of all properties in the Council area.
The rate in the dollar is reviewed annually to ensure it only raises the budgeted amount required. Valuations do not determine the rates income of Council and as a result, Council does not gain windfalls from valuation increases.
Council rates are based on property values, are a form of property taxation rather than a fee for service and depend upon property values. Valuations play an important part in determining how much each ratepayer will pay on a property.
Generally the Act expects that the higher the value of the property the higher the rates to be paid. For example, a person with a property valued at $250,000 will contribute less than someone with a property valued at $500,000 in the same Council area.
Values are set by the Office of the Valuer-General based on its assessment of the value of the property on 1 January of each year, which are then provided to the Council in May to be used for setting rates for the next financial year.
For 2023-24 the Valuer-General has advised that there have been unprecedented changes in valuation due to a significant strengthening of the property market across the majority of Councils within South Australia. Data received recently from the Valuer-General indicates that this has also resulted in increased variability in valuation increases within the Council area across all land uses.
As a response to the impact of these market adjusted valuation changes from the Valuer-General, Council's rating policy position for 2023-24 is to apply a rebate to reduce the impact of significant valuation changes for 2023-24.
People experiencing difficulty in paying their rates should contact Council as we can agree to more flexible payment arrangements for those who have difficulty meeting quarterly payments or postponement of rates for an agreed period of time.
Council offers postponement for a period of time without penalty as any postponement will provide the necessary time to help us determine whether the impact has been temporary or permanent. The postponement option would require some form of supporting documentation that your income has been reduced as a result of hardship.
Ratepayers who hold a State seniors card (or who are eligible to hold one or have applied for one) are able to apply to Council to postpone payment of rates on their principal place of residence. Postponed rates remain as a charge on the land and are not required to be repaid until the property is sold or disposed of. Interest is charged on the postponed amount. Please contact the Council to arrange a convenient time to discuss and lodge your application form.
As part of its Rating Policy Council offers a discretionary rebate for primary production properties genuinely in the business of primary production, but not benefitting from a notional capital value for their property. These ratepayers are eligible to apply for a 10% rebate on their differential rate.
As this rebate was implemented in 2008-09 to address the removal of a primary production differential rate, it is considered that this rebate should continue to be made to those ratepayers in the business of primary production who have been granted this rebate in any of the last three rating years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23).
Sign writer
The size used throughout the Adelaide Hills is 'D', and the Road Name uses abbreviations such RD for Road. Download the below template and provide to your sign writer for guidance.
DIY
If you choose to make your own sign please ensure it is clearly visible from the road where you enter your property. The standard way to label your address is the road number, road name and the abbreviated road type e.g. "7 ADELAIDE RD".
We now provide a service through Ezybill which enables ratepayers to opt to have their rates notices sent to them via email instead of by post.
To register for this service go to benalla.ezybill.com.au