9 News reported on Port Phillip ratepayers on 26 April following the publication of our rates calculator and animation. see Twitter video here 

We are paying more rates and charges in Port Phillip you than our neighbouring local government areas Port Phillip’s operational costs are approximately 30% higher than Stonnington and Glen Eira, and 100% higher than Bayside.  Use the ROPP calculator to check your rates and charges, click here.

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 high profile events, 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.

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? Rates represent a large proportion of household expenses and impact our cost of living. Our community has been impacted by the pandemic and now cost of living increases. Councillors have an opportunity to re-establish trust and goodwill with the broader community when they consider increasing rates again on 1 July 2022.