Council to vote on increases in final Budget

cluded in the latest Budget papers go as high as 42.1 per cent.

Parking fees will be increased across the city, with casual parking increasing from $3 to $3.10 an hour (3.3 per cent), all-day capped street parking jumping from $5.80 to $6.40 (10.3 per cent) and Haymarket day parking adding an extra 50c, moving to $13.50 (3.8 per cent).

Parking permits will also jump by hundreds of dollars across the city, with Western Beach permits jumping by $216 to $2378 (10 per cent).

Other city fees and charges increases include:

WASTE disposal at North Geelong and Drysdale transfer stations rising from $22.50 to $26 per car boot load, and up from $44.50 to $51.50 per single-axle trailer, as of January 1; NEW fees will be introduced for pool owners due to new regulations, with lodgement fees for compliant swimming pools at $20.44 and for noncompliant swimming pools $385;

COMMUNITY rate for “seasonal hire summer oval 1” will jump from $2772 to $3751, and “seasonal hire for winter oval 1” will increase from $3788.40 to $4783;

OWNER builder permits for alterations and additions between $10,001 and $25,000 has increased by $240 to $2440, while a registered builder permit for alterations and additions for the same amount has increased by $32 to $1632.

The City of Greater Geelong’s’s Budget report noted that the council’s fees and charges were reviewed annually.

“Existing fees and charges have been increased in line with cost increases, market levels, changes in supply and demand for services and the