Background

Local governments collect rates from properties in their area to help fund the important services and facilities that benefit residents, homeowners, businesses, and visitors. Your rates contribute directly to the services and facilities available in your community, including public parks, local roads, streetscapes, waste collection, recreation and aquatic centres, community and sporting venues, libraries, and public events.

Like our community, the City continues to operate in a challenging, high-cost environment, paying more to sustain current service levels for a rapidly growing community. The proposed rates support the ongoing delivery and maintenance of community services, infrastructure and facilities across the City.

Please see information on the Notice of Intention to Levy Differential Rates, including the rates in the dollar and minimum payments for each rating category, below.

In preparing the differential rates and minimum payments for 2026-27, the City has used the following rates modelling assumptions to ensure we can deliver these essential services and projects to our community:

• Residential Improved properties – an average yield increase of 6.75 per cent including the minimum payment
• Vacant land – an average yield increase of 6.75 per cent including the minimum payment
• Rural General Improved rated properties – an average yield increase of 6.75 per cent including the minimum payment
• Commercial and Industrial properties (including caravan parks) – an average yield increase of 6.75 per cent including the minimum payment.

The Draft Capital Works Budget outlines the capital works projects that the City will commit funds to for the 2026-27 financial year. Please see the key projects listed below, and the full Draft Capital Works Budget in the Document Library.

The City invites you to share your thoughts.

For more information on understanding your rates, visit our snapshot and the GRV tab below.

In accordance with Section 6.36 of the Local Government Act 1995, notice is hereby given of the intention of the City of Cockburn to adopt the following rates in the dollar and minimum payments for each rating category in the 2026-27 financial year.

View the Statement of Objects and Reasons in Important Links or in person at the City of Cockburn Administration Building (9 Coleville Crescent, Spearwood) and City of Cockburn Libraries.

Find more information on rates on the City’s website.

The City invites you to look at our Draft Capital Works Budget for the 2026-27 financial year and we encourage you to share your feedback.

This financial year, the City has recognised a number of projects and works that are important to community. Funding will contribute to revitalising and renewing roads, buildings, parks, and upgrading our much-needed community facilities.

The budget includes:

• Victor George Kailis Park development
• Atwell Reserve upgrades
• Beale Park redevelopment finalisation
• Ovals and playing fields upgrades
• Cockburn ARC asset renewal and replacement
• Enhancement of our natural areas, parks, and playgrounds
• Black Spot road projects
• Road resurfacing
• Footpath rehabilitation.

The Draft Capital Works Budget will undergo deliberation by Council at the June Special Council Meeting, so it may be subject to change.

View the full Draft Capital Works Budget in the Document Library.

What happens next?

All submissions will be compiled, and the overall feedback themes will help inform the decision at the June 2026 Special Council Meeting. We do not respond to individual submissions during this process.

Keep up to date with council activities, upcoming projects, and how the rates will be allocated through regular council publications, online resources, and newsletters.