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…
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