UOW fights proposed council rate overhaul

Kate McIlwain
Updated October 25 2016 - 7:41am, first published October 24 2016 - 7:00pm
"A poor outcome": UOW has argued against proposed changes to the way council rates on student accommodation are set. Picture: Adam McLean
"A poor outcome": UOW has argued against proposed changes to the way council rates on student accommodation are set. Picture: Adam McLean

The University of Wollongong should remain exempt from paying council rates on its commercial buildings and student accommodation, a senior staff member has told the state’s pricing regulator.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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