The Valuer General Victoria (VGV) revalues your property every year. The value of your property determines your rates. Changes to your rates are based on your property value relative to the value of other properties in your area.
Council does not generate extra revenue as property values increase or are revalued.
Increased property value does not increase the amount of rates collected but redistributes the amount paid between individual properties.
We use property prices from 1 January 2023 to calculate rates for the 2023/2024 financial year.
There are three different valuations on your rate notice:
Valuation changes
The average CIV decreased by 1.55% in 2023 General Valuation. These valuations were first used 1 July 2023.
Rate valuation changes
| Category |
No. of assessments |
CIV 2022/2023 $ |
CIV 2023/2024 $ |
CIV difference % |
| Residential |
62,032 |
49,858,476,500 |
48,985,830,000 |
-1.75% |
| Vacant Sub Standard |
328 |
3,310,000 |
13,427,000 |
0.43% |
| Farm land |
1,640 |
2,992,162,500 |
3,101,622,500 |
3.66% |
| Commercial |
2,309 |
2,114,858,005 |
2,245,992,501 |
6.20% |
| Industrial |
1,074 |
1,067,285,000 |
1,154,490,000 |
8.17% |
| Cultural and recreational |
13 |
51,200,000 |
52,500,000 |
2.54% |
Supplementary valuations
We will conduct a supplementary valuation if there is a change to your property which results in a change to its value. These changes include:
Supplementary valuations are prepared each month to ensure our data is up to date and you are paying accurate and fair rates. You will receive a supplementary rate and valuation notice if your property has undergone any of these changes.
Valuation enquiries for the 2023/2024 year closed on 6 October 2023.
The Valuation Authority for Yarra Ranges Council is the Valuer General of Victoria (VGV). All valuations are completed by the VGV appointed valuation contractor.
Valuations used on your 2023/2024 rates notice were calculated based on market levels on 1st January 2023. Any changes in market levels since date will not be considered when evaluating any objection.
Lodge a formal objection
You can lodge a formal objection with the Valuation Authority (Valuer General of Victoria) within two months of the issue date of your Annual Valuation and Rate notice.
The timeframe to object to valuations provided in your 2023/2024 Annual Valuation and Rate Notice closes on 3 November 2023.
Lodge a formal objection
Your next opportunity to object will be:
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When you receive your 2023/2024 Annual Valuation and Rate Notice, to be issued in August 2023
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Or if you receive a subsequent Supplementary Valuation and Rate Notice during the 2023/2024 financial year, you can lodge a formal objection with the Valuation Authority (Valuer General of Victoria) within two months of the issue date on the Supplementary Valuation and Rate Notice
To object to a Supplementary Valuation and Rate Notice you have received please visit Victoria Government's Rating Valuation Objections Portal.
You can object on the following grounds:
- that the value assigned is too high or too low;
- that the interests held by various persons in the land have not been correctly apportioned;
- that the apportionment of the valuation is not correct;
- that lands that should have been included in one valuation have been valued separately;
- that lands that should have been valued separately have been included in one valuation;
- that the person named in the notice of valuation, assessment notice or other document is not liable to be so named;
- that the area, dimensions or description of the land including the Australian Valuation Property Classification Code (AVPCC) allocated to the land are not correctly stated in the notice of valuation, assessment notice or other document.
What happens to my objection?
Once you have submitted your valuation objection, the Valuer General will seek confirmation from Council that your objection was submitted within the required statutory time frame. At this point Council will email you an update on the status of your objection.
The Valuer General's office have 4 months from the time you have lodged your objection to provide you with a response.
A valuer may wish to discuss your objection with you to make a decision.
You can appeal to VCAT or the Supreme Court if you are unhappy with the decision.
Visit the VCAT Website for more information about lodging an appeal.