Rate notices

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Your rate notice

Darebin City Council will be issuing the 2025-2026 Rates and Valuation notices in August 2025.

Your rates notice details the property valuations and the corresponding rates.

Rate Notices display:
  • Property details, including ownership, valuations, parcel details and land use.
  • Account numbers, payment due dates and how to pay your rates.
  • You can see your rates and charges itemised.


Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund

From 1 July 2025, the Fire Services Property Levy (FSPL) has been replaced by the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF).

This is a State Government Levy that we are required to collect with Council rates and charges which is passed directly to the State Government to fund Victoria’s emergency services.  

The Levy is made up of a fixed charge and a variable charge based on the property’s capital improved value (CIV). 

The ESVF Land Use description and AVPCC code as noted on your rates notice is used for the purpose of calculating the ESVF charges only.

Eligible pensioners and veterans will automatically receive a $50.00 Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund rebate for their principle place of residence.

From 1 July 2025, eligible CFA and VICSES volunteers and life members will be entitled to a rebate on the ESVF on their principal place of residence or farm, which will be administered by the State Government through the Department of Government Services.

Eligible volunteers include all active VICSES and CFA operational and support volunteers.

To be eligible for the rebate, volunteers will need to have served for at least 12 months, have passed probation, and not be suspended on disciplinary grounds or have taken a leave of absence for the entire duration of the preceding 12 months.

The rebate will be administered by the Department of Government Services. For more information, visit the Eligible Volunteers Rebate Scheme on the Victorian Government website. 

For more information contact the ESVF support line on 1300 819 033 or visit the State Revenue Office ESVF page.

 

Save time with an electronic rate notice

You can receive your next rates notice electronically, instead of in the mail. 

Receiving your rates notice electronically is environmentally friendly and makes it quick and easy to pay your rates online. 

To sign up to eNotices online, you will need your eNotice reference number located on your rates notice and register here. 

More information

Customer Service
Phone: 03 8470 8888
Email: revenue@darebin.vic.gov.au

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