
FOR RESIDENTS & RATEPAYERS
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Victorian Councils raise around $12 Billion in revenues annually
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Homeowners deserve lower rates and sensible services
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We believe in local decisions by local communities
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We believe state legislation should be funded by state taxes and delivered by state government departments.

ABOUT US
LOWER RATES
LESS WASTE
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
We advocate for a lowering of rates.
Rates have risen substantially over the past 2 decades and with declining property values across Victoria, this places a high burden on ratepayers household budgets.
We work extensively to pressure councils to lower wasteful spending and ensure value for money in the delivery of services to ratepayers. Councils are often criticised fairly for wasteful spending. We aim to hold them to account.
Councils often make a lot of decision in "secret". We seek to end the "secrecy"
The cornerstone of Local Government must be transparency within all parts of their operation.
We also believe good councils operate with a "commercial acumen" and prove benefit to ratepayers in all their spending
From our President

"I am delighted to lead the Ratepayers Victoria Team and better represent the more than 3 million ratepayers across Victoria. As the only state ratepayer advocacy group we look forward to helping ratepayers achieve better outcomes and less waste in council spending. Local government has a lot of improving to do"
Dean has been advocating for community issues for years and is a passionate believer in People Power.
"Councils often trade in ratepayer APATHY, we seek to change that!"
Dean is well experienced to lead the Ratepayers Victoria team and is thrilled to work with such a competent and diverse team.
"This team is a fantastic team of people committed to our ratepayers"
Current Committee
Members
Kelvin Granger - President
Dean Hurlston - Vice-President & Media Director
Claudio Bevilacqua - Co Secretary
Eric Platt - Co Secretary
Joe Gianfriddo - Treasurer & memberships
Arthur Bregiannis - committee member
Dr Chan Cheah - committee member
Lynnette Saloumi - committee member
Our committee
Ratepayers Victoria is represented by a group who have diverse backgrounds comprising of:
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Accounting
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Finance
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Legal
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Administration
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Audit, Risk & Compliance
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Future Strategy
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Governance
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Marketing & Communications
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Company Directors
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Logistics
Special Tribute - Vale Jack Davis

Ratepayers Victoria pays special tribute to our founder, Jack Davis, who passed away in October 2021. Jack was a dedicated and determined advocate for simpler, honest and effective Councils and devoted thousands of hours during his lifetime to supporting individual ratepayers and community groups across Victoria.
We miss him.