At the time council told the valuer-general s office that a yearly review of land valuations was necessary to avoid a repeat of the 2019 debacle. Cr Milligan requested that council CEO Ian Church follow up with the valuer-general and said let s up the ante a bit more . A Lockyer Valley Regional Council spokeswoman told the
Gatton Star (the) council believes regular valuations provide certainty to our community and will continue to work with the Queensland Government to help them appreciate the positive impact this has on our region . The 25 local government areas to receive new land valuations in 2021 are Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Bulloo, Burdekin, Central Highlands, Charters Towers, Cook, Diamantina, Gladstone, Gympie, Isaac, Longreach, Maranoa, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, Somerset, Southern Downs, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Western Downs and Whitsunday.
LAND VALUATIONS Council will be asking the Queensland Government why Lockyer Valley land owners were again left out of new land valuations when 25 local government areas will receive new valuations in March. The announcement this month from the state resources department followed consultation with councils as well as local and industry stakeholder groups across Queensland, yet the Lockyer Valley council was not included in the Queensland Valuer-General s list for the New Year. In 2019, the Lockyer Valley Regional Council was forced to completely overhaul its rates model to ensure changes to rates were fair, after some land owners were slugged with valuation increases as large as 400 per cent.
LANDOWNERS in 25 Queensland local government areas will receive new land valuations in March 2021, however the Lockyer Valley region is not one of them. The announcement from the state resources department follows consultation with councils as well as local and industry stakeholder groups across Queensland, yet the Lockyer Valley council is not included in the Queensland Valuer-General s list. In 2019, the Lockyer Valley Regional Council was forced to completely overhaul its rates model to ensure changes to rates were fair, after some land owners were slugged with valuation increases as large as 400 per cent. As a result of the community s anger, council told the valuer-general s office that a yearly review of land valuations was necessary due to the rapid development across the Lockyer Valley region.