Do rural ratepayers pay for services they don’t receive?

For rates such as Water, Wastewater and Stormwater rural ratepayers don't pay if they're outside of the serviced area. 

Under the adopted changes to Solid Waste rating, rural ratepayers will pay towards services such as landfill remediation, waste transfer stations and waste minimisation, but only pay for kerbside recycling services if they're within the agreed service area.