Another Kwinana Council
Rate Rise?
While you’re budgeting for groceries, Kwinana Council has hiked rates for five years straight. Where is that money actually going?
The Hidden Costs
- Secret Executive Pay: The CEO and Directors’ massive salaries, bonuses, and car perks are bundled together in reports to hide exactly how much they cost you.
- High-Priced Consultants: Thousands are spent on “expert reports” instead of fixing our roads and playgrounds.
- State-First Agendas: Council prioritizes State Government “politically correct” boxes over the families who live here.
The Waste & Hypocrisy
- The Bin Blunder: Smaller bins and canceled verge pickups haven’t helped the environment—they’ve just increased illegal dumping in our bushland.
- Closed-Door Spending: Huge sums are funneled into the Boola Maara Indigenous Committee and building renames without a single resident vote or survey.
- Hidden Ceremonies: Costs for indigenous ceremonies and “celebration days” are buried in fine print to avoid public scrutiny.
The Bottom Line
Rates should be spent on bins, bush, and bitumen—the basics. We pay the bills; we deserve to see every cent of executive pay and committee spending.
Financial Mismanagement.
Over the last 5 years, we’ve paid nearly 8% MORE in cumulative increases
than the people living just across the border.
While our neighbors in Rockingham and Cockburn keep their rate rises manageable,
Kwinana Council is hitting us with a massive 4.5% hike this year.
5-Year Rate Increase Comparison (%)
| Financial Year | Kwinana | Rockingham | Cockburn |
| 2021/22 | 3.0% | 0.0% (Freeze) | 0.0% (Freeze) |
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 2025/26 | 4.9%* | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Total (Cumulative) | ~24.5% | ~16.2% | ~13.9% |
*Note: 2025/26 figures are based on current Long-Term Financial Plan projections and draft budget proposals.
Resident Concerns
COUNCIL’S RAP SHEET
🚩Another
Rate Rise?
Five years of non-stop rate hikes.
Where is the money going?It’s certainly not going back into our streets or our services
🚩 The
3 Bin Swindle
They shrunk your bins, reduced your service, and then had the nerve to increase your Rates 4.5%.
🚩 RAP Deception
RAP stands for a Reconciliation Action Plan. These costs council hides in reports