Ipswich committee backs rate concessions for seven named properties The Finance and Governance Committee carried a recommendation covering properties in Yamanto, Ipswich, Newtown and Brassall, with further properties covered by confidential attachments and no dollar amounts disclosed. Council: Ipswich City Council Meeting: 15 Sep 2026 10 minutes after the conclusion of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee or such later time as determined by the preceding committee Recorded status: approved BRIEF Ipswich’s Finance and Governance Committee backed differential general-rate concessions for seven named properties on 15 September 2026, including proposed 100 per cent concessions for 55 and 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto. The supplied record does not establish subsequent Council approval or implementation, or disclose dollar amounts and properties covered by confidential attachments. KEY FACTS - The Finance and Governance Committee carried the rate-concession recommendation on 15 September 2026; the supplied record does not establish subsequent Council approval or implementation. - The recommendation provides for 100 per cent concessions on the differential general rate for 55 and 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, backdated to the relevant application date. - The recommendation also identifies properties at 36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich; 12, 10 and 10A Glebe Road, Newtown; and 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall. - The motion was moved by Councillor Marnie Doyle and seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli; the recorded vote lists no councillor in the negative column. - Confidential attachments cover further properties, and the public record does not disclose dollar values. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - The public record identifies seven properties by address: two in recommendation B and five in recommendation D. It does not disclose the dollar value of any proposed concession. - The source distinguishes the proposed 100 per cent concessions for the two Sarah Drive properties from the concessions recommended for the other five named properties, whose percentages are not stated. - The committee's recommendation is recorded as carried; the supplied record does not establish subsequent Council approval or implementation. QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING - What would be the dollar values of the recommended concessions for the seven named properties? - Which properties were included in confidential attachments 1 and 3? - What concession percentage was recommended for each of the five properties listed under recommendation D? SOURCE PASSAGES The rates-concession report concerned a request for general-rate concessions and included confidential attachments. Councillor Marnie Doyle moved the recommendation, seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli. "2026(07)] Page 10 of 14 7. RATES CONCESSION REPORT This is a report concerning a request for a concession for general rates. "The attachment/s to this report are confidential in accordance with section 254J(3)(d) of the Local Government Regulation 2012." RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor Marnie Doyle: Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: A." (Item 7, Rates Concession Report and introduction to recommendation) Provision B calls for 100 per cent concessions on the differential general rate for 55 and 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, backdated to the relevant application date, stating that the properties satisfied section 120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 and the Rates Concession Policy. "B. That having satisfied the criteria in s120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as well as the Rates Concession Policy, the properties at 55 & 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, be granted a 100 % concession on the differential general rate backdated to the relevant date of application." (Item 7, recommendation B) Provision D calls for differential general-rate concessions backdated to the relevant application date for five named properties: 36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich; 12 and 10 Glebe Road, Newtown; 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall; and 10A Glebe Road, Newtown. "D. That having satisfied the criteria in s120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as well as the Rates Concession Policy, that the properties listed be granted a concession on the differential general rate backdated to the relevant date of application. 36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich 12 Glebe Road, Newtown 10 Glebe Road, Newtown 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall 10A Glebe Road, Newtown AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Tully Nil Madsen Harding Jonic Augustine Doyle Antoniolli Madden Martin 15 SEPTEMBER 2026 FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE NO." (Item 7, recommendation D and property list) The voting list records no councillor in the negative column, and the record states that the motion was put and carried. "36 Moffatt Street, Ipswich 12 Glebe Road, Newtown 10 Glebe Road, Newtown 97 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall 10A Glebe Road, Newtown AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Tully Nil Madsen Harding Jonic Augustine Doyle Antoniolli Madden Martin 15 SEPTEMBER 2026 FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE NO. 2026(07)] Page 11 of 14 The motion was put and carried. Councillor Andrew Antoniolli left the meeting at 1.28 pm. 8. REPORT OF REGULATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE NO. 2026(03) OF 26 AUGUST 2026 This is the report of the Regulation Advisory Committee No." (Item 7, voting list and motion outcome) The quoted text calls for concessions for properties in confidential attachment 1, backdated to the relevant application date. Provision C calls for a concession for the property in confidential attachment 3 from the commencement of building completion. "That having satisfied the criteria in s120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as well as the Rates Concession Policy, that the properties listed in confidential attachment 1 be granted a concession on the differential general rate backdated to the relevant date of application. B. That having satisfied the criteria in s120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as well as the Rates Concession Policy, the properties at 55 & 59 Sarah Drive, Yamanto, be granted a 100 % concession on the differential general rate backdated to the relevant date of application. C. That having satisfied the criteria in s120 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as well as the Rates Concession Policy, the property listed in confidential attachment 3, be granted a concession on the differential general rate from the commencement of building completion." (Item 7, recommendations A to C) SOURCES https://ipswich.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/09/FAGCC_20260915_MIN_4051.PDF https://minutesradar.com/news/ipswich-infocouncil-finance-and-governance-committee-15-sep-2026-10-minutes-after-the-conclusion-of-the-infrastructure-planning-and-assets-e536be598d/ Prepared from public council minutes using automated drafting and checks. No meeting attendance or interviews are implied. Check the original record and seek comment before republishing claims or analysis. Illustrations are generic, not depictions of actual projects.