Swan Hill council wants Victorian Government to pay social housing rates

Amy Maynard Dec 24 2021

Deputy Mayor Bill Moar, who asked whether council services would be cut if the State Government was unwilling to pay $500,000 per annum to the council in social housing rates.

SWAN Hill Rural City Council elected members have unanimously rejected the State Government's proposal to exempt social housing owned and operated by Homes Victoria and other community housing providers, from paying rates for local services.

Councillors who spoke against the proposal said that they supported social housing, and knew it was a critical issue in the Swan Hill local government area -...

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