Mount Gambier Council Drops Airbnb Rate Hike

0:00In Adelaide, it's February 26th, and here's what is going on. Mount Gambier Council in South Australia dropped a plan to slap higher commercial rates on short-stay rentals like Airbnb listings. They had wanted to reclassify those properties and charged 270% of residential rates. In the end, elected members voted it down to keep supporting tourism in the area. The idea drew from moves by other councils like Adelaide and Unle, but faced heavy community backlash during public consultations over the new year. Most feedback caught it unfair and a tourism killer, especially with a rate set to ease to 200% anyway, over five years. Short-stay owner Jenny Bickley pushed back hard, saying her play sees fewer guests than a full family home, and doesn't hog extra services like... Rubbish collection. Council staff admitted the tourism benefits outweighed any rate hikes. Housing groups see a bigger picture amid the local crunch. With rental vacancies at just 0.4 to 0.7%, Anglican community cares boss, stress-building

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