community services · Ipswich City Council
Yamanto owners win 100% rate concessions as Ipswich properties receive relief
Owners of 55 and 59 Sarah Drive will have their differential general rates reduced by 100%, while listed properties in Ipswich, Newtown and Brassall also receive concessions.
Owners of 55 and 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, will receive a 100% concession on their differential general rates after Ipswich City Council approved property-specific rate relief.
The concession for the two Yamanto properties is backdated to the relevant date of application. Concessions were also approved for 36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich; 12, 10 and 10A Glebe Road, Newtown; and 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall.
The applications were assessed under section 120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 and Ipswich City Council’s Rates Concession Policy. The resolution states the properties met the relevant legislative and policy criteria for a concession on the differential general rate.
The resolution also grants concessions to properties listed in confidential attachments. Those properties, along with the size of each concession, were not identified in the available details.
The concessions for the named Ipswich, Newtown and Brassall properties are backdated to the relevant date of application. A separate property identified in a confidential attachment receives a concession from the commencement of building completion.
The rate-concession motion was moved by Councillor Marnie Doyle and seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli. It was carried with no councillor recorded against it.
The resolution does not disclose the dollar value of any individual concession or how long each concession will apply. Eligible owners in Yamanto, Ipswich, Newtown and Brassall will pay less in differential general rates under the approved arrangements.
Reference minutes
Ipswich City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee considered the rate-concession report on 15 September 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Properties at 55 and 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, received 100 per cent concessions on the differential general rate.
- Additional listed properties are at 36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich; 12, 10 and 10A Glebe Road, Newtown; and 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall.
- The concessions were approved under section 120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 and Council’s Rates Concession Policy.
- The listed concessions are backdated to the relevant date of application.
- The motion was moved by Cr Marnie Doyle, seconded by Cr Andrew Antoniolli, and carried without a recorded opposing vote.
- The resolution does not disclose the dollar value of the concessions or the details of properties in confidential attachments.
Why it matters
- Eligible owners in Yamanto, Ipswich, Newtown and Brassall will pay less in differential general rates, although individual concession amounts are not disclosed.