Victoria - more taxes

[Bobby]

As if the new land taxes were not enough:

This latest one will send farmers broke.

paywalled here:
https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 5lzs6.html

Some can be seen here:
https://12ft.io/proxy

From The AGE -

What is the fire services levy and who pays it?
By Gemma Grant

May 16, 2025 — 3.43pm

A controversial increase to Victoria’s fire services levy was passed through state parliament on Friday morning.

While the Labor government says revenue raised through the tax will provide emergency services workers with financial support, farmers and firefighters strongly oppose the legislation.




My opinion:

The Victorian Govt has put our rates up -
by forcing the councils to charge us money for fire services by law.
The councils have to do it - and be tax collectors for the Govt. -
Any way they can raise more taxes by strong arming councils.
So if the council told them to get stuffed they would be put in jail by the Gestapo.
All Jacinta Allan can do is raise more and more taxes -
taxes because you exist - you own a home and indirectly pay if you rent.
Will this follow a pattern every time they want more money?


Google AI.

The Victorian government is increasing the Fire Services Levy, with the average homeowner facing a bill increase from $191 to $254 per year. This represents a median increase of $63 per year for residential properties, according to The Age. The increase is part of a larger plan to fund emergency services, including expanded coverage to other disaster response services.

[Bobby]

More here:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/fire- ... ada06d9bb2

and these videos:

[Black Orchid]

Isn't Victoria broke? Are they going for a money grab from taxpayers to try to rectify their incompetence?

In Sydney, North Sydney Council tried hiking their rates by a massive 87%. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal stepped in and rejected the proposal and said they could only raise rates by 4%.

[Bobby]

Isn't Victoria broke? Are they going for a money grab from taxpayers to try to rectify their incompetence?

In Sydney, North Sydney Council tried hiking their rates by a massive 87%. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal stepped in and rejected the proposal and said they could only raise rates by 4%.

In Victoria the Govt is forcing councils to charge extra rates so they can do a tax grab.

I bet there will be more to come -
Dan Andrews left us broke with $240 billion in debts.

People voted for Labor.

[Bobby]

People here in Victoria voted for Labor -
their IQs are too low.
We must have the lowest average IQs in the world -
hardly anyone speaks English and even when they do
they can't string a sentence together.
I'm surrounded by morons.

[mellie]

Victorians are getting exactly what they voted for.
Dumbasses, I have no sympathy for idiots being fined for being idiots.

Labor = taxes.

Why?

Because Labors beucracracy is bloated and they're poor managers of state and federal budgets.

[mellie]

People here in Victoria voted for Labor -
their IQs are too low.
We must have the lowest average IQs in the world -
hardly anyone speaks English and even when they do
they can't string a sentence together.
I'm surrounded by morons.

Relocate to a white regional town, ignore bogans and mingle with like- minded people. Recently at church a member of our congregation had a stroke, fortunately, among our congregation were 5 doctors and several nurses. Our Pastor made lite of the situation by saying where to go if you need medical care, rather than bothering with going to the local hospitals emergency. Lol

Lurk with dregs, you'll become a dreg.

[Bobby]

People here in Victoria voted for Labor -
their IQs are too low.
We must have the lowest average IQs in the world -
hardly anyone speaks English and even when they do
they can't string a sentence together.
I'm surrounded by morons.

Relocate to a white regional town, ignore bogans and mingle with like- minded people. Recently at church a member of our congregation had a stroke, fortunately, among our congregation were 5 doctors and several nurses. Our Pastor made lite of the situation by saying where to go if you need medical care, rather than bothering with going to the local hospitals emergency. Lol

Lurk with dregs, you'll become a dreg.

You're right.

[mellie]

Your welcome.

Make sure you check it out properly first, ensure it's regional but preferably a city if you grew up in a city like me, otherwise it will feel wierd.

I leased a property in Wellington NSW to be close to my eldest daughter and unfortunately, on around the 4th week, I got Wolf Creek vibes. One night standing on my second floor bedroom balcony I observed tumble- weed, YES, tumble weed about 2.5 foot round rolling down my unnaturally quiet street amidst a dust storm. I hadn't experienced a dust storm until then.
I was on the main drag, thought I'd be ok, I signed the lease digitally, without seeing it. The property was lovely, heritage listed two storey 3 bedroom town house. Just I couldn't stand there being absolutely nothing other than the hospital being open at night, oh and it had a distinct social problem too.

I was out within 6 weeks, even though I had to pay the remainder of the three month lease.

Also, I wasn't quite ready to leave the man, only man I've ever loved.

So, was a bit of both I think. Heart broken and dissolutioned re- rural lifestyle.

When he turned up in the dark, like 5am or something in the morning unannounced from Melbourne to convince me to return, it didn't take much to convince me because I had been missing him like crazy. I still do, but it's an impossible situation unfortunately, for us both.

Bobby, if you are used to living in rural towns, you'd be fine there, or somewhere like there, it depends on what you prefer.

If you've spent your entire life in the city, a regional city with good infrastructure would work for you, but I would think seriously about a more "rural" town, because you may get Wolf Creek vibes like me and feel extremely isolated from humanity.

It was like every single day was a public holiday, even the lovely local park in Wellington appeared deserted...... very strange town, I couldn't understand why hardly anyone was in the park, or why both the local Coles, Woolies had security guards. .....this was until I learned of the towns rather serious social undercurrent.
I later discovered the media referred to it as the South Pole. Lol

Let's not get into this though, I'm still trying to forget it.
Let's just say that what tourists see is very different to the inhabitants day to day reality.

I didn't even last 6 weeks

[mellie]

Larger regional cities are an acceptable transition from the city, we are right in the centre of everything here, 2 minutes drive to absolutely everything we could ever need.
Has everything!

If you live in a Major city like Sydney Bobby, a regional city like Gosford, Newcastle could work for you, if you are in Melbourne, then Ballarat or Bendigo will work. Not Geelong however, it's a bit too cosmopolitan, if you get the drift.