Shire of Peppermint Grove

What Shire of Peppermint Grove does

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government authority administering municipal services to Western Australia's smallest municipality, covering 1.0649 square kilometres approximately 13 km from Perth on the north bank of the Swan River. Gazetted as a Road District in 1895 following resident representations and previously known as the Peppermint Grove Road Board, the Shire is governed by a Council of seven Councillors including a Shire President, with operational leadership provided by CEO Don Burnett and three departmental managers covering Development Services, Corporate and Community Services, and Infrastructure Services. It serves a population of 1,597 across 588 dwellings and 1,153 electors, with a workforce of 10 Shire employees and 8 full-time-equivalent library staff.

The Shire delivers a defined portfolio of community, regulatory, and waste services through The Grove Library and Community Centre (community services), Planning and Development Services including building permits, heritage protection, and local planning scheme administration (regulatory), Animal Management (dog and cat registrations), Ranger Services, Rates Administration, the FOGO kerbside waste collection system, and the Verge Valet bulk and green waste collection service. Underlying technology is conventional: BPoint online payment portal for rates, FOGO kerbside bins for organic waste diversion, and standard digital customer service channels via the website and social media.

The revenue model is rates-based, with property rates calculated at 6.5900 cents in the dollar on Gross Rental Value subject to a AUD 1,619 minimum, supplemented by fees and charges for additional bins, planning and building permits, and animal registrations (dog fees range from AUD 20 for sterilised one-year registration to AUD 250 for unsterilised lifetime), plus federal and state government grants. Service delivery combines direct channels (1 Leake Street administration office, telephone 9286 8600, website) with contracted partners: Town of Cottesloe (ranger services), Veolia (waste collection), Western Metropolitan Regional Council (recycling and Waste Watchers education), and City of Nedlands (building surveying for uncertified applications).

Name

Shire of Peppermint Grove

Legal name

Shire of Peppermint Grove

Website

https://peppermintgrove.wa.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government authority administering municipal services to Western Australia's smallest municipality (1.0649 km²). It serves 1,597 residents across 588 dwellings with planning, waste, regulatory, and community services, funded primarily by property rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Municipal waste management
• Property rates administration
• Statutory planning services
• Community facilities management

Headquarters

HQ city

Peppermint Grove

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Rates Revenue: Property rates are the primary revenue source, calculated by multiplying the Gross Rental Value (GRV) by the rate in the dollar (6.5900 cents). Minimum rate is $1,619.00.
2. Fees and Charges: Various service fees including additional bin services, planning application fees, building permit fees, animal registration fees, and other administrative charges.
3. Government Grants: Federal and state government operational and project grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government authority that administers municipal services for Western Australia's smallest municipality. It provides property rates administration, statutory planning and building approvals, waste collection (FOGO bin system and Verge Valet bulk collection), animal management (dog and cat registrations), ranger services, and community facilities including The Grove Library and Community Centre. Funding is primarily through property rates, fees and charges, and government grants.

Product overview

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government council providing essential municipal services to Western Australia's smallest municipality. The council operates as a unified service delivery organization offering community services (The Grove Library, Community Centre), regulatory services (planning, building permits, animal management, ranger services), and waste management (FOGO bin collection, Verge Valet bulk collection). Financial services include rates administration with pensioner concessions. All services are delivered directly by the Shire with contracted partners for specialized functions like ranger services (Town of Cottesloe) and waste processing (WMRC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Grove Library Public library service providing books, resources, programs, and community events for Shire residents and the surrounding community.
• Community Centre Shared community facility co-located with the library serving residents of Peppermint Grove and surrounding areas.
• FOGO Waste Collection Service Food Organics Garden Organics bin collection system where lime green-lidded bins collect food scraps and garden waste weekly, with general waste (red lid) collected weekly and recycling (yellow lid) fortnightly.
• Rates Administration Property rate calculation, collection, and rebate administration including pensioner concessions and payment plan options.
• Planning and Development Services Statutory planning services including development applications, building permits, heritage protection, and local planning scheme administration.
• Animal Management Dog and cat registration, control, and management services including exercise areas and impoundment referrals.
• Ranger Services Contracted ranger services from Town of Cottesloe for parking enforcement, animal control, and community safety patrols.
• Verge Valet Collection Service Bulk rubbish and green waste collection service allowing residents to book three bulk waste and three green waste collections per year through vergevalet.com.au.

Quantifiable outcome

• FOGO system reduces greenhouse gas emissions from organic matter in landfill

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Town of CottesloecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Town of Cottesloe provides contracted Ranger Services to the Shire of Peppermint Grove. Rangers conduct patrols Monday to Sunday during business hours, with extended summer hours. This is an outsourced service arrangement where Town of Cottesloe rangers operate within Peppermint Grove boundaries.
• VeoliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVeolia provides bin collection services for the Shire, handling missed collections, replacement bins, and repairs. Contact via 1300 028 544.
• Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWMRC handles waste recycling services and provides the Waste Watchers Program - workshops and upskilling events for sustainable living. The WMRC Recycling Hotline (9384 6711) handles queries about FOGO and waste sorting.
• City of NedlandscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCity of Nedlands provides contracted building surveyor services for uncertified building applications submitted to the Shire of Peppermint Grove.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA): Peak industry body representing all 137 WA local governments. Included as an ecosystem participant — the CEO of the Shire has explicit WALGA liaison responsibilities — and as the principal advocacy, training, and shared-procurement channel relevant to scaling any future shared-services offering.
• Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC): Regional council formed by several Perth western-suburb local governments to deliver waste and recycling services. Included as an ecosystem participant rather than a peer — WMRC is an existing contracted service partner of the Shire and a potential shared-services growth vehicle for its FOGO program.

Broad incumbents

• City of Perth: Capital-city local government in Western Australia. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating the full statutory municipal function set under the same Local Government Act, useful as a regulatory and policy framework reference, though it serves a much larger and more commercially diverse base.
• City of Stirling: One of the largest metropolitan local governments in Western Australia. Comparable as a broader incumbent demonstrating the same statutory municipal functions — planning, waste, community services, rates — at a different operating scale, providing a reference point for service delivery models.
• Shire of Mundaring: Western Australian shire-tier local government delivering the same core municipal functions — rates, planning, waste, community services — but to a larger and more geographically dispersed population. Comparable as a benchmark for shire-level operating cost structures under the WA Local Government Act.
• City of Subiaco: Inner-metropolitan WA local government with a comparable heritage-residential profile and inner-city amenity focus. Comparable as a broader incumbent delivering the same municipal service portfolio within a similarly compact, high-value geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Town of Cottesloe: Adjacent Western Australian local government authority sharing the Shire's Swan River frontage and heritage-residential character. Direct peer because it currently provides contracted ranger services to Peppermint Grove and operates an identical suite of municipal services for a similarly affluent coastal residential population.
• Town of Mosman Park: Small WA local government sharing a boundary with Peppermint Grove on the Swan River. Direct peer because it operates an essentially identical municipal service model — rates-based revenue, heritage planning controls, waste collection, and small administration — for a similarly sized affluent residential population.
• Town of Claremont: Adjacent WA local government authority sharing a boundary with Peppermint Grove. Direct peer because it delivers the same core municipal functions — planning, rates, waste, community services — to a comparable high-value residential catchment in the same metropolitan corridor.
• City of Nedlands: Neighboring WA local government authority sharing boundaries with Peppermint Grove. Direct peer because it provides contracted building surveyor services to the Shire and serves a comparable affluent, heritage-conscious residential demographic with a similar rate-funded municipal model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/shireofpeppermintgrove
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shire-of-peppermint-grove

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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