Now that The festive Period is over,
I urge you all to submit your views to IPART as soon as possible. Use this Link:
https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/Home/Reviews/Have-Your-Say
The Cessnock Council is apparently having an internal vote on the 14th Jan on whether they will go ahead with the submission to IPART for the Rates hike, which I'm sure is a foregone conclusion as IPART informs me that the Council will be submitting their formal proposal on the 2nd February!
We've reached almost 5,000 Signatures, ….. but - There are close to 26,000 homes and 1,200 Commercial properties/Businesses that will be impacted so why do we not have more signatures?
Don’t wait until IPART approves the Councils Special Request ( in Feb 2026) and then whinge about paying between $1000 - $4000 a year more on your rates. Because it will be too late to do anything about it. You need to act now!
And please keep sharing the petition
Thanks,
Mike