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Redland City Council adopts budget, lifts rates and charges for 2026-27
At a special meeting in Cleveland on 30 June, Redland City Council adopted its 2026-27 budget, with the median general rate for owner-occupied Category 1A homes rising about 5.47% and commercial and industrial properties about 6.5%.
Redland City Council has adopted its 2026-27 budget at a special meeting in the Council Chambers on Bloomfield Street, Cleveland, fixing higher rates and charges from 1 July 2026. Acting Mayor Julie Talty said the median general rate for owner-occupied Category 1A homes would rise by about 5.47 per cent, while commercial and industrial properties would rise by around 6.5 per cent.
The council also adopted rates and utility charges revenue that will be 11.23 per cent higher than in 2025-26. Ms Talty said the budget was framed around rising costs and a city where around 90 per cent of the rates burden falls on residential householders. Council adopted a $468 million operating budget and a $136 million capital budget, along with the revenue statement and rates for the year ahead.
Several separate charges were also locked in for 2026-27. The Environment and Coastal Management separate charge rises from $258.00 to $280.48 per property. The meeting described that increase as a little more than 40 cents a week.
Council also adopted a Landfill Remediation Separate Charge of $99.52 per annum on all rateable land on a per-lot basis. The Redland City Rural Fire Brigade Separate Charge stays at $6.00 per lot.
Pensioner rebates remain at $335 a year for a full pensioner and $167.50 for a part-pensioner. Council also adopted new differential rating categories for shopping centres and for retirement and lifestyle villages, starting from 1 July 2026.
The Acting Mayor said Council had recognised the rising cost of the Queensland waste levy, estimating that it would cost the council $4 million in 2026-27 and $8.1 million by 2030-31. The budget papers also include water, sewerage and trade waste charging arrangements, with fixed access and consumption-based charges for the year ahead.
The budget was adopted after councillors met at 9.30am on Tuesday, 30 June 2026. Council said updated rate notices would be issued after budget adoption and the 2026-27 rates, charges and concessions would be applied from 1 July 2026.
Reference minutes
Based on Redland City Council’s Special Special Budget Meeting minutes of 30 June 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Redland City Council adopted its 2026-27 budget at a special meeting in Cleveland on 30 June 2026.
- Median general rates for owner-occupied Category 1A homes will rise about 5.47%.
- Commercial and industrial properties will rise by around 6.5%.
- Rates and utility charges revenue is increasing by 11.23% compared with 2025-26.
- The Environment and Coastal Management separate charge rises from $258.00 to $280.48 per property.
- The Landfill Remediation Separate Charge is set at $99.52 per rateable lot, and the rural fire brigade charge stays at $6.00 per lot.
- Pensioner rebates remain $335 for a full pensioner and $167.50 for a part-pensioner.
Why it matters
- Many Redland City ratepayers, including homeowners, businesses and users of council services, will pay more from 1 July 2026.