THE Surf Coast Energy Group (SCEG) is urging the Surf Coast Shire to add a differential rate for landholders with environmental covenants into its 2026–27 budget. About a third of Victoria’s 48 regional and rural councils offer some form of rate rebate or concession to covenantors. This ranges from a full rebate on land tax for the covenanted land (which applies in the Borough of Queenscliffe), a partial rebate (which applies in the City of Grea…
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