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value of the Tenterfield community. “We haven’t really lost anything unless we sell, but this is only true if the trend is reversed, and we don’t have to sell,” Mr South said. “It also mirrors the decline in business and agricultural profitability over the past three years. “In simple terms it means Tenterfield is 21 per cent less desirable than it was three years ago.”
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“But on a positive note, Drake stayed stable and actually Jennings has increased.” Resident Bob South said the valuations “paint a bleak, but not surprising, picture of the area”. He called on the shire to abandon its application for a Special Rates Variation. Mr South said he heard a prominent local describe it as being like $193 million has been wiped off the share
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THE value of land in Tenterfield Shire has collapsed, losing over 21 per cent of its value over the past three years. The Valuer-General’s report on land value has stripped $193 million from the shire. The 2010 valuation was $911 million, while the 2013 valuation says the shire’s land is worth $718 million. The overall land value in NSW
went up 2.56 per cent over the last 12 months, Tenterfield had the biggest loss in the state - 10.02 per cent for the 12-month period. Mayor Peter Petty said he was “a bit surprised and not surprised” by the valuations. “I’m a bit surprised because I know rural properties, especially within a 10km radius of Tenterfield have been very much in demand,” Cr Petty said.
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