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title: Paying Your Rates
date: 2026-07-15T17:16:00+10:00
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#  Paying Your Rates 

 

 

 

 

 

1. [ Home](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/)
2. [ Residents & Ratepayers ](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/residents)
3. [ Rates & Payments ](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/rates-payments)
4. Paying Your Rates
 
 

 

 

 ## When do I pay my rates?

Your annual Rates Notice is issued in July, with reminders provided before each instalment is due. You can choose to:

- **Pay your rates in full** by the first instalment date, **31 August 2026**; or
- **Pay by four instalments** throughout the year:
    - 31 August 2026
    - 30 November 2026
    - 26 February 2027
    - 30 April 2027

 

 

 

## How do I pay my rates? 

#### **Ways to pay** 

#### **Details** 

##### **B-pay** 

Bay your notice online from your bank account, using your Biller Code and reference number on your rates notice.##### **Telephone**

Call Council officers at either Bothwell (6259 5503) or Hamilton (6286 3202) to pay via credit card or debit cards during business hours.

Call Service Tasmania on 1300 729 859 and pay via BPAY (24 hours)

##### **Online payment** 

Pay by heading to <https://www.service.tas.gov.au/payments> or clicking to payment page [HERE](https://quickweb.westpac.com.au/OnlinePaymentServlet?cd_community=SERVICETAS&cd_currency=AUD&CP_billerCode=8200)##### **Post Office**

Pay in person at any Post Office via EFTPOS, cash, or cheque. ##### **Council Office**

Pay in person at Council Offices in ether [Hamilton ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/cQBhDm65Hnev8wRK9)or [Bothwell ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/XuFJmzWN9RJQGeLB8)between 8.00am and 4.40pm Monday to Friday via EFTPOS, cash or cheque. ##### **Mail** 

Mail your cheque or money order, along with your deposit slip, to Central Highlands PO Box 20 Hamilton Tasmania 7140 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ## Pensioner Rates Concessions

You may be eligible for a **concession on your Council rates** if the property is your principal place of residence and you hold an eligible Health Care Card, or Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs pension card.

To apply, complete the **Application for Rates Remission** and return it to Central Highlands Council. Council may confirm your eligibility with Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

If your concession eligibility changes, or the property is no longer your principal place of residence, you must advise Council.

 [ Rates Remission Application ](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/PENSION-REMISSION-APPLICATION.pdf) 

 

 

 

## Rates and Financial Hardship

If you are having, or expect to have, difficulty paying your rates, please contact Council to talk about the options available. Our staff can work with you to find an appropriate payment arrangement and provide confidential assistance.

Council’s Financial Hardship Assistance Policy explains the assistance available to ratepayers experiencing genuine financial hardship and how applications are assessed.

If you would like to apply for assistance, please complete the **Financial Hardship Assistance Application Form** and return it to Council.

 [ Apply for Hardship Assistance with your rates ](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/Application-for-financial-hardship.pdf) 

 [ Financial Hardship Policy ](https://centralhighlands.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/Financial-harship-policy.pdf)