This year’s Local Land Services (LLS) rates notices will show a welcome number: zero.
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All the usual information will be contained in the notice but the annual fee has been waived a welcome relief for farmers in the Hunter and North Coast LLS regions.
In 2018 the NSW Government announced a NSW Emergency Drought Relief Package to help farmers manage the effects of the current drought.
The package includes $100 million for cutting the cost of farming fees and charges including the waiving of Local Land Services rates for 2019.
Around 130,000 rates notices will be sent to NSW ratepayers in January 2019, however, as part of the NSW Government’s drought relief package, Local Land Services rates will not be payable for the period.
Rates notices will show the usual components, but amounts shown will not be payable. NSW Government drought relief package will provide funding to LLS to continue to deliver the services normally funded from rates.