This week, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council put forward three options to residents to solve its financial problems. The most expensive: a 28 per cent increase in rates in one year.
The NSW council has been struggling with its finances for years and says the recent flooding, as well as COVID-19, has made things worse.
And it says if residents don't pay more, there is no choice but to cut a number of services to the community.
