State cuts waste offset, Costs set to rise

Ratepayers face rising costs as state cuts waste levy offset; councils demand a policy reset to avoid further strain.

What’s happening?

From July 2025, millions of Queenslanders, including Gold Coast residents, face a new cost burden after the State Government reduced the waste levy offset paid to councils.

Councils in waste levy zones will no longer receive a full 100 per cent offset, with some now receiving only 70 per cent. The Local Government Association of Queensl…