00:00G'day, Zach Braxton-Smith reporting for Queensland Country Life.
00:04Here are your big takeaways from council rate moves on the downs in 2026.
00:09Western Downs Council, Southern Downs Council and Toowoomba Council
00:13have all voted to increase general rates in the coming financial year.
00:17What that means is that if you're a grass-fed cattle producer
00:20or a grain grower in any of those three local government areas,
00:24you're likely to pay between 4% and 10% more on your rates bill
00:30until the year. Now councils have tried to limit rate rises
00:33on agricultural producers. There's plenty more on that in the story.
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