Pay My Rates
| RATES 2025-2026 |
| Issue Date |
25 July 2025 |
| Due Date/ 1st Instalment Due |
29 August 2025 |
| 2nd Instalment Due |
31 October 2025 |
| 3rd Instalment Due |
2 January 2026 |
| 4th Instalment Due |
6 March 2026 |
Payment Methods
In Person:
At the Shire of Narembeen, 1 Longhurst Street, Narembeen, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Payment methods: Cash, Cheque, Debit Card, Mastercard, Bankcard and Visa.
By Mail:
Detach the slip on your rate notice and send with your cheque or money order made payable to Shire of Narembeen, 1 Longhurst Street, Narembeen WA 6369
Direct Debit:
Pay from your online bank account into the Shire’s account*.
Bank – Commonwealth
BSB – 066-000
Account No – 17324625
*Please make sure you use the assessment number on your rate notice as the reference number when making rates payments online so that your payment may be identified.
Payment Options
The Shire of Narembeen provides a Rate Instalment Scheme whereby ratepayers have the following payment options:
Pay in full by the due date (including any outstanding arrears) and receive a 2% discount on the current years rates by the due date in full.
A 5.5% per annum charge plus instalment administration fee is charged if rate payments are made by instalments.
If you are having difficulty with making your rates payment, please contact the Shire of Narembeen on (08) 9064 7308.
The Narembeen Council has adopted a Council Policy – Financial Hardship to assist rate payers affected by significant financial difficulties.
Arrears
If payment falls into arrears for a period of three or more years the Council may (a) take the land and let it on lease (b) sell the land (c) have the land vested in the Council (d) have the land reverted back to the crown. Arrears are to be paid as part of the first instalment when opting to pay by instalment, otherwise an instalment option is not available.
Rate Penalty for Late Payment
Section 6.51 Local Government Act 1995 - Penalty Interest
Late rate payments will attract a penalty of 8% per annum, calculated daily.
Pensioner Rates Rebate/Deferment
Pensioners who meet the requirement are entitled to a rebate or deferment of their current year’s rates. Pensioners or Seniors must be owners of the property on the 1st of July of the rating year and reside upon the property as their normal place of residence. Pensioners that are eligible must be the holder of a Seniors Card, Commonwealth Seniors Card or a Pensioner or State Concession card. When a ratepayer is no longer a pensioner, that pension shall give notice thereof to Council and there upon the registration shall be cancelled.
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