Facts v Fiction in rates debate

Fact: Farmers are being treated unfairly.

The Mayor states that valuations increased “by an average of 46%” which is the same as the rates increase. Mark Twain once said: “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” While the average valuation increase across the bundaberg region might be 46%, for the farmer coping a 100%, 150% or in some cases 235% increase, averages are hardly comforting.

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Extreme rate increases not only affect Bundaberg farmers

Tom Marland from Agforce and the Bundaberg Farmers Consortium said “Our local small businesses relay on our farmers to be viable and sustainable….

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Drop the double standards, Jack: Farmers tell Mayor to fix rates mess

FARMERS reeling from a massive Bundaberg Regional Council rates hike of up to 235% have condemned Mayor Jack Dempsey for double standards after he attacked outgoing State Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham.

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