About the landscape levy

What is the landscape levy?

The landscape levy is paid by people who live in the region to help fund the work needed to protect and enhance the regional landscape and encourage sustainable use of the region’s natural resources.

What is the landscape levy used for?

The landscape levy helps fund the delivery of the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Plan, which sets out the priorities for the region. The landscape levy also enables significant state and federal funding to be attracted into the region.

Who pays the landscape levy?

Anyone who owns property within the region is required to pay the landscape levy as a contribution towards caring for our regional landscape and its natural resources. We all share a responsibility to take care of our land, water, native animals and plants, and ecosystems.

How is the landscape levy calculated and collected?

The landscape levy rate is set by the landscape board on an annual basis according to the total capital value of all rateable properties in the region. It is applied as a percentage of the capital value of all properties within each council district. The landscape levy appears as an item on the first quarter rates notice of landholders and business owners.

Councils within the Murraylands and Riverland region collect the landscape levy annually and then pass this funding on to the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board to be invested as outlined in the landscape board’s annual business plan.