The Department of Environment and Resource Management last week
announced 23 local government areas to be valued in Queensland,
with valuations taking effect on 30 June 2010.
The local government areas to be valued are Balonne, Banana,
Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Cook,
Croydon, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Lockyer Valley,
Moreton Bay, Redlands, Rockhampton, Somerset, South Burnett,
Southern Downs, Torres, Townsville, Weipa, Western Dows and
Whitsunday.
The valuations will be issued early next year, and will reflect
unimproved land values as at 1 October 2009.
There are 35 local government areas which will not be valued in
2010.They are Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Boulia, Bulloo,
Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Central Highlands, Cloncurry,
Diamantina, Flinders, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook,
Ipswich, Isaac, Logan, Longreach, Mackay, Maranoa, McKinlay, Mount
Isa, Murweh, North Burnett, Paroo, Quilpie,
