Amendment to the Valuation Base Date on Ashfield Municipal Council Rates and Charges Notices 2008/2009

Ashfield Council Rates and Charges Notices for the 2008/09 financial year were posted on the 28th July 2008. As you may be aware, a valuation base date of the 1st July 2007 has been used for the first time. Rates and Charges Notices which have been issued, show the valuation base date as the 1st July 2004. This date reference is incorrect and should have read the 1st July 2007.

Ashfield Council would like to confirm the valuations shown on your notice do relate to the base date of 1st July 2007 and all Rates and Charges have been calculated correctly. Should you like to discuss this matter further, please contact Council’s Rates Section on 9716 1800.

Fees and Charges

All fees shown are current until 30 June 2009.

To view a copy of Council's Fees and Charges please click here.

Notice of change to rate payment options

In order to address the spiralling costs of credit card payments, Ashfield Council has resolved to introduce a 1% surcharge on credit card payments.

As part of this change, Council has had to remove Bpay as a payment option for credit cards. BPay remains a payment option when funded from your bank account.

All other rate payment options remain the same.

Council has also introduced 2 new payment options.

Acreis Once. Utilising this service, you can make one payment, once a month for many of your household bills. Please visit www.payonce.com.au for further details.

Australia Post's PostBillpay. Payments can be made in person at any post office, by phone 13 18 16 or go to www.postbillpay.com.au

The due dates and the amounts payable for each instalment are shown on your Rates Notice.

The due dates for rates are:

	31 August
	30 November
	28 February
	31 May

If you are making a single payment for the full year's rates, your payment should be made by 31 August.

The payments can be made by the following methods:

	Pay your rates online - Coming soon, pay your rates directly online. In the meantime, please visit www.postbillpay.com.au.
	Acreis Once - One payment. Once a month. Take the hassle out of paying bills. Call 13 66 23 or visit www.payonce.com.au
	Bill EXPRESS - Payment of your Ashfield Municipal Council rates can be made at participating newsagencies displaying the red Bill EXPRESS logo. For further information click here.
	BPay- Pay by telephone or Internet from your bank account.
	Direct Debit - Simply fill in the application form to provide Council with your bank account details and your rates will be paid automatically.
	Westpac - Pay at Westpac Bank
	Secure Pay - Pay by telephone with your credit card*.
	Council Cashiers - Visit the cashier at Council's Customer Service Centre between 8:40am and 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. Payments can be made via cash, cheque, EFTPOS and credit card*.
	By Mail - PO Box 1145, Ashfield NSW 1800

* Important Note: Credit Card Payments -
A 1% surcharge applies to all payments made via credit cards. Mastercard and Visa only (Amex and Diners not accepted).