Rates Appeals or Disputes

Incorrect details on the rates notice

Incorrect Mailing Address

If the mailing address on your notice is incorrect please send us an online request and we will update our records. 

Incorrect or Change of Owner

If the ownership details on your notice are incorrect please send us an online request and we will update our records 

If you have not received a rates notice

All rate notices will be mailed out by Wednesday the 30th of July 2009. If you have not received your notice by this time please contact us on 1300 MELVIL (1300 635 845), so we can reissue a copy to you.

How to dispute the Gross Rental Value

If you wish to object to the Gross Rental Value for your property, please contact the Valuer Generals Office on:

Phone: (08) 9429 8400

Web: Valuer Generals Office (Landgate)

• Objections must be lodged within 60 days of the rates notice being issued
• This process is only for objections to the Gross Rentqal Value allocated to a property, not the rate in the dollar

Please Note:

The City of Melville is not authorised to alter property valuations except on the advice of the Valuer Generals Office
 

How to have your say regarding the Rate in the Dollar

Each year the City of Melville prepares a budget to cover expected expences.

In the 2 months before the end of the financial year (June or July), a notice is placed in the paper stating and seeking comment on the proposed 'Rate in the Dollar'.

This notice contains a cut off date for feedback, and it is during this time that you are requested to have your say regarding the City's budget and the associated rates required to pay for those services. 

Once the 'Budget' and 'Rate in the Dollar' has been accepted by council then it will not be adjusted for that financial year.

Wish to give feedback regarding this years 'Rate in the Dollar'?

You can send us your feedback via our online request system.