32 properties remain in Toowoomba rate-arrears sale process

Toowoomba Regional Council reported that 32 properties remained in its 2026 sale-of-land process after 49 properties entered the process for rate arrears.

The figures were included in Council’s financial performance reporting for the year ended 30 June 2026. The arrears figures include the State Emergency Management Levy.

Council did not identify the properties or their owners. The report records 32 properties remaining in the process at the time it was prepared, but does not state whether any had completed a sale.

Overall rate arrears stood at 4.02 per cent on 30 June, below Council’s target of less than 5 per cent.

Rates and levies were $1.133 million above budget, with the result attributed in part to increased water consumption.

The sale-of-land process concerns properties with outstanding rate arrears and provides Council with a revenue-recovery pathway. The reported figures do not state the value of the arrears attached to the 32 properties or identify the affected landowners.

Council’s financial reporting also recorded fees and charges $18.4 million above budget. The additional income included higher private works, development, water infrastructure, planning and commercial waste revenue.

Total unrestricted cash was $291.7 million at 30 June, equivalent to 11.5 months of unrestricted cash expense cover. Borrowings stood at $181.4 million.

The Capital Works Program was 99 per cent complete and $1.6 million below budget. The Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project was $71.3 million below budget because its design phase continued.

The 32-property figure is the position recorded when the report was prepared, rather than a final tally for the year. The reported material did not adopt a new rate increase.