Did you know that we are paying more rates and charges in Port Phillip you than our neighbouring local government areas?

Ratepayers just have to talk to their friends in other LGAs to know Port Phillip rates are excessive and that they are getting poor value for money.

For example, rates and charges for the median priced house of $1.8 million in Port Phillip are $3,436 which is $1,249 more than Stonnington, $895 more than Bayside, and $644 more than Glen Eira.

Source: https://ropp.org.au/property-rates-calculator/

Port Phillip's operational costs are approximately 30% higher than Stonnington and Glen Eira, and 100% higher then Bayside.

Source: Port Phillip, Bayside, Glen Eira and Stonnington 2021-22 budgets

High rates in Port Phillip cannot be explained by number of residents, number of properties, size of the municipality, length of roads, or the type and number of assets. See Fact check update: how high are Port Phillip rates compared to neighbouring councils? - Ratepayers of Port Phillip (ropp.org.au)

The City of Port Phillip says Port Phillip is exceptional because we have the South Melbourne Market and beaches, but Stonnington has the Prahran Market, a golf course and two swimming pools. Bayside has beaches. Benchmarking indicates Port Phillip provides similar services to other LGAs but spends much more on most service areas except waste management.

Use the ROPP calculator to check your rates and charges: https://ropp.org.au/property-rates-calculator/

Our community has been impacted by the pandemic and now cost of living increases. Rates represent a large proportion of household expenses and impact our cost of living. Councillors have an opportunity to re-establish trust and goodwill with the broader community when they consider increasing rates again on 1 July 2022. Will Councillors freeze rates and acknowledge that our community is also impacted by cost-of-living pressures? Or are they out of touch with the broader community who want affordable and sustainable rates and value for money?