This page provides Council’s annual Rates Newsletter, outlining how ratepayer funds are spent and highlighting key services, projects and community initiatives.
Inner West Council distributes a newsletter together with rates notices each year in July.
It contains news about Council services and projects, with a particular focus on how rates dollars are spent in the community.
View previous newsletters
Note: There was no rates newsletter sent in 2020
Rates newsletter July 2025.pdf
This newsletter explains how Council invested rates in community services and infrastructure over the 2024–25 year, including updates on major projects.
Rates newsletter July 2024.pdf
This edition outlines Council’s annual spending, key upgrades, and improvements delivered for the community during the 2023–24 financial year.
Rates newsletter July 2023.pdf
The 2023 newsletter highlights how ratepayer funding supported essential services, infrastructure renewal and community programs throughout the year.
Rates newsletter July 2022.pdf
This newsletter details significant infrastructure projects, park upgrades, aquatic centre works and other community improvements funded by rates in 2022.
Rates newsletter July 2021.pdf
The 2021 edition reports on Council’s major spending priorities, community services and infrastructure upgrades supported by rates revenue.
Rates newsletter July 2019.pdf
This newsletter outlines major spending on roads, footpaths, parks, pools and community facilities funded through the 2019 Council budget.
Rates newsletter July 2018.pdf
The 2018 edition provides an overview of Council projects, upgrades and local services funded by ratepayer contributions during that year.
Page last updated: 23 Mar 2026