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Your Holdfast - Projects & Engagements
The Local Government Act 1999 makes provision for council to raise rate revenue in order to provide cost-effective services to our community. All land within a council area (except for land specifically exempt as prescribed in the Local Government Act 1999) is rateable. For more information on council rates please refer to your rate notice, call our Rates Team, or download our Rating Policy.
Receive your rates notice by email
Sign up to get your City of Holdfast Bay council rates notices straight to your email.
Receiving your rates notices electronically makes it easier and more convenient to manage your payments.
You will have your notice accessible on any electronic device (i.e. smartphone, tablet, or PC) and at your fingertips whenever you are ready to pay your rates.
Follow the three simple steps to set up EzyBill to receive your rates notices via email;
- Click the link below
- Create your account
- Register your property/s
Depending on the timing of your registration, you may receive one final rate notice in your letterbox before changing to email delivery.
Payment Options for Rates
Online payment
Credit Card payments may be made directly to The City of Holdfast Bay through our secure online payment service. We only accept Visa and MasterCard online. Please enter your customer reference number, located on the front of your notice.
Direct Debit
A Direct Debit application form allows the City of Holdfast Bay (User ID No. 401791) to directly debit your financial institution for payment of your council rates from a savings or cheque account. This facility is not available for credit cards. This payment option is for quarterly instalment deductions only.
Phone, post or in-person
You can bring your Rates Notice to one of our Customer Service Centres. Eftpos, cheque, money order, Visa and Mastercard are all accepted.
Customer Service Centres are located at:
• Brighton Civic Centre, 24 Jetty Road, Brighton (open 8:30am-5pm Monday to Friday)
• Glenelg Library, 2 Colley Terrace, Glenelg (open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday)
Post
Cheque or Money Order should be made payable to the City of Holdfast Bay, crossed "Not Negotiable" and forwarded with the payment slip. For payment by Visa or MasterCard, please fill in the back of the payments slip. Payment slips should then be posted to:
City of Holdfast Bay
PO Box 19
Brighton SA 5048
Receipts will only be issued if clearly requested. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted and returned to the owner.
Forms, fees and charges
Online forms
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Rating Policy 2022-2023PDF (274 KB)
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Annual Business Plan Summary 2020-2021PDF (502 KB)
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Change Of Name FormPDF (47 KB)
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Change Of Ownership FormPDF (260 KB)
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Residential Rate Capping Application FormPDF (97 KB)
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Postponement Of Rates Seniors InformationPDF (129 KB)
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Postponement Of Rates Seniors FormPDF (128 KB)
Regional Landscape Levy
The Regional Landscape Levy (previously known as the NRM Levy) is a State Government Tax. Councils are required under the Landscape South Australia South Australia Act 2019 to collect the levy on all rateable properties on behalf of the State Government. The levy helps to fund the operations of regional landscape boards who have responsibility for the management of the State’s natural resources. These responsibilities include regional landscape planning, water allocation planning, community capacity building, education, and compliance activities.
For further information regarding this levy, or the work the levy supports, please visit the links below.