Pay My Rates

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PAYING MY RATES AND WATER CHARGES

You can either pay your rates as a once-off, full-year payment, or by four quarterly instalments.

If you choose the once-off, full-year payment, this will fall due on 31 August each year.

If you choose to pay by quarterly instalments, the due date and amount payable each quarter are shown on your Rates and Charges Notice. You will be sent an instalment notice for the second, third and fourth instalment one month before payment is due. The due dates for rate instalments are always 31 August, 30 November, 28 February and 31 May each year.

What happens if my payments are late?

If your quarterly payment is not paid in full by the due date, you may be charged interest on the amount overdue. The interest charged is simple interest calculated daily, at the rate of 10.5% per annum. Please ensure your payment reaches us by the due date shown on your notice.  If you are paying by mail, you should make reasonable allowances for mail delivery to Council. 

I’m having difficulty making my payment!

Please contact us in person, or telephone Council’s Rates Section on (02) 6827 1900 in order to make special arrangements for repayments.

See Council’s Financial Hardship Policy for further information. 

What are my options for paying my Rates and other charges?

In Person

In Coonamble, you can pay at Council’s Administration Building, 80 Castlereagh Street, Coonamble. Please bring your Rates Notice with you. You will be given a receipt for your payment. You can pay by cash, cheque or EFTPOS, using a credit or debit card. Council’s Cashier is open from 9:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

In Gulargambone, you can pay at the Rural Transaction Centre on the corner of Bourbah and Munnell Street, Gulargambone, using cash, cheque or EFTPOS.

By BPAY

Council’s BPAY Biller Code is 76521. Use BPAY through online banking or over the phone to pay from a cheque, savings or credit card account. Contact your financial institution if you do not have this facility already set up. Provided you have sufficient available credit, the payment will be processed and you will be issued with a receipt number for the bill payment.

Payments for Rates and Water can be paid through BPAY using the unique, 8-digit Customer Reference Number located under your assessment number on each Notice. You can also set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly automatic BPAY payment from your bank account, with a minimum payment of $10. 

By mail with a cheque

Please allow sufficient delivery time for your payment to reach Council before the due date of each instalment. Make all cheques payable to “Coonamble Shire Council” and cross “Not Negotiable”. If a receipt is required, please tick the box or sign where it is indicated on the face of the Notice. Return the deposit slip only. Keep the top portion of the Notice for your own records.

Please mail your payments to: