• Online or over the phone with POSTbillpay or Bpay (Bpay Biller Code: 241653). 
  
• In person at Council's Office, Wentworth
  
• Any Australia Post retail outlet.
  
• Download and complete a Direct Debit form and return to Council.
• To arrange deductions from your Centrelink payment, contact Centrelink with your property reference number (located on your rates notice) and Council's Provider Number 555 052 170X. Find out more on the Centrelink website or call Council's Rates Department on (03) 5027 5027

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Introduction of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy

The State Government has informed Council that they will be deferring the introduction of the new Fire and Emergency Services Levy.  Ratepayers are advised that the intended implementation date of 1 July 2017 will now not go ahead.  Please refer back to Council's website on a regular basis for further updates.

Please click here to view the media release for more information.

In 2017 the NSW Government will introduce a fairer system for collecting the levy that helps fund our community’s fire and emergency services.

From 1 July 2017 a new Fire and Emergency Services Levy (FESL) will be paid by all property owners alongside council rates which will be collected by local councils.

The FESL will replace the Emergency Services Property Levy (ESPL) that is currently collected as part of all property-based insurance policies. From this date, insurance companies will no longer collect the levy as part of property insurance premiums, and therefore insurance premiums will be lower, allowing more people to be able to afford to insure their homes and businesses.

The reform will mean the burden of funding these services will no longer fall only on those with property insurance, but all landowners. The vast majority of insured residential property owners will be better off under the FESL.

Please refer to the Fire and Emergency Services Levy website for further information. 

Downloads

• Fire and Emergency Services Levy - Review Application Form - Vacant Land
  
• Fire and Emergency Services Levy - Review Application Form
  

Helpful Links

• http://fesl.nsw.gov.au/rates_and_calculator
• http://fesl.nsw.gov.au/guide_classifications

Any unsealed road closures within Council will be posted below.

A map of local roads that may be subject to closure can be found here 

Unsealed road condition report will be re-issued only when unsealed road conditions change.  Updates are also available by phoning (03) 5027 5090. 

Persons driving on closed roads will be subject to fines and may be charged for any works necessary to rectify damage.

Our unsealed road network connects with other Shires, for information on road closures in surrounding areas please visit Balranald, Central Darling and Cobar Shire websites.