Farm Land Rate 2025

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Introduction

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Thank you for taking the time to apply for the City of Whittlesea Farm Land Rate

Before you complete your application:

  • Please note that you will be required to complete all mandatory questions and upload supporting documentation to submit the form
  • Please read the Farm Land Rate Guidelines 2024. This provides details of eligibility criteria. Please click here to access the Guidelines.
  • Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date. 
  • Applications may be assessed as they are received over the application period from 1 February to 30 April.
  • It may take up to 6 weeks after the application period has closed to be notified of the outcome.
  • To view the Smarty Grants Help Guide for Applicants, please click here.
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Getting Help

If you have any difficulties logging in to Smarty Grants or viewing the application form, please contact SmartyGrants directly on 9320 6888.

If you require assistance to understand or complete the application, please contact Council on 9217 2170 and ask to speak to Rikki Keys or Bronya Laskovsky or email us at agribusiness@whittlesea.vic.gov.au.

Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

The City of Whittlesea pledges to respect and uphold your rights to privacy protection under the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as established under the Privacy Act 1988 and amended by the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012. To view our privacy statement, follow the link.

The personal information collected in this application is being collected ONLY for the purpose of assessing eligibility for the farm land rate. Council may contact a third party to confirm details of your application and/or undertake an arranged inspection of the property.

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If you do not agree your application will not be considered

Conflict of Interest - Please complete this section.

The Farm Land Rate is open to all eligible residents within the City of Whittlesea including Council staff. To ensure fairness and transparency a Declaration of a Conflict of Interest must be completed by all applicants who are affiliated with Council with any of the following roles;

  1.  Council Officer
  2.  Volunteer
  3.  Appointed to Committee or working group
  4. Contractor or Consultant

Failure to disclose your affiliations and subsequent completion of the Conflict of Interest section in your application, will result in your application being deemed ‘unsuccessful’ due to not disclosing your Conflict of Interest.

Do you have a Conflict of Interest due to an affiliation with Council? * Required
Response required.

Conflict of Interest (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Do you have a Conflict of Interest due to an affiliation with Council?" on page 1

You must declare your Conflict of Interest if you are any of the following;

  • Council Officer
  • Volunteer
  • Appointed to a Committee or Working Group
  • Contractor or Consultant
Response required.
Response required.
Example: Explain who, why and how. e.g. I own the property I am applying for and work at council
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Please choose the applicable Nature of Conflict * Required
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Clear the selected value for Please choose the applicable Nature of Conflict
Please select the applicable remoteness or shared conflict * Required
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Clear the selected value for Please select the applicable remoteness or shared conflict
Managing your conflict of interest. Please select any applicable methods. * Required
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Clear the selected value for Managing your conflict of interest. Please select any applicable methods.
Do you have an Actual Conflict of Interest? There is a real conflict between your personal interests and your public interest duty. It’ll be an actual direct conflict if you will benefit from the outcome and it’ll be an actual indirect conflict if someone you know well will benefit from the outcome. * Required
Response required.