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What is a Special Rate and Charge Scheme (SRC)?

The City receives many requests from residents and property owners to provide works and services which may be considered for a Special Rate and Charge Scheme (SRC) and will require a contribution from property owners.

Many requests for infrastructure or services arise due to development and the need for modern day standard infrastructure in order to maintain reasonable levels of health, safety and amenity.

An SRC may be applied (but is not not limited) to the following:

  • New sealed roads
  • Sealing unsealed roads or laneways
  • Traffic management
  • Kerb and channel
  • Footpaths
  • Drainage works – easements, drains
  • Street lighting
  • Marketing and promotion.

The City has a Policy (please see `document library' section to the right of the page), which assists to guide funding principles related to SRC Schemes. The Policy sets out the process and guidelines for the funding of such schemes as legislated at Section 163 of the Local Government Act 1989.

NO SPECIAL RATE & CHARGE SCHEMES OPEN FOR FEEDBACK

ACTIVE SPECIAL RATE & CHARGE SCHEMES (Not currently seeking feedback)

Active Special Rate and Charge schemes are projects that have commenced the formal legislative process. Please click on the SRC Scheme that relates to you. This link will take you to the page dedicated to your scheme.

The personal information and feedback (collectively the Data) requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong (City) for the purpose of proposed Special Charge Schemes, and any other directly related purpose (Project).

A de-identified engagement summary report may be published on our website.

If your personal information is not collected, the Project may not be able to be adequately conducted, and the City may not be able to contact you for further questions or to find solutions.

In order to collect and conduct in depth and detailed analysis of the Data for the purposes of the Project, the City will disclose the Data (including your personal information if provided) to its third-party service providers, including Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd, Converlens Pty Ltd and Amazon Web Services.

Other than as stated above, your personal information will not be disclosed to any external party without your consent, except as required or authorised by law.

Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to the City, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.