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2pc rate rise as council embraces strategic plan

MURRAY River Council rates will rise by 2 per cent after the new budget was adopted late last month. Acting Mayor Frank Crawley said the 2022-23 budget forecasts an operating revenue of $57.4 million and operating expenses of $57.6 million for the coming year. Of the $28.1 million capital works program, $14.1 million will come […]

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