Public notification to landowners in sale of land for overdue rates

Published on 17 October 2026

Council is taking the next step in its sale of land process to recover long overdue rates and charges, with formal public notification of affected landowners now required under legislation.

This public notification is a legislative requirement and is not intended to cause undue embarrassment for individuals with outstanding rates and charges.

The full public notice, including details of the properties with outstanding rates and charges and persons known to have an interest in the land, is published in The Norfolk Islander newspaper and in the Government Gazette.

Sale of land to recover outstanding rates and charges is a last resort for Council.

Council strongly encourages affected landowners to contact Council and pay their outstanding rates and charges. Where payment is made in full, or a satisfactory payment arrangement is entered into, the associated parcel of land will be withdrawn from the sale process.

For enquiries or to discuss payment arrangements, please contact Customer Care by email at customercare@nirc.gov.nf, by local free call on 0100, or by telephone on (+6723) 22001.

Council recognises that discussions regarding rates and charges is sensitive within the Norfolk Island community. Council remains committed to treating all ratepayers with respect and encourages early engagement with Council.

Source: 2026-10-16 Media Release - Sale of Land Public Notice(PDF, 147KB)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF LAND FOR UNPAID RATES AND CHARGES

Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)(NI) - Chapter 17, Part 2, Division 5, Section 715
Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 (NSW)(NI) - Clause 133

1. Notice of proposed sale by public auction

Notice is hereby given that the Norfolk Island Regional Council (Council) proposes to sell the land described in the Schedule below for unpaid rates and charges, by way of public auction, pursuant to Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 17 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)(NI) (Act).

2. Auctioneer and auction details

Detail	Particulars
Auctioneer	Damian Borger
Date of auction	Friday, 29 January 2027
Time	10:00 AM Local Time
Venue	Rawson Hall, Taylors Road, Burnt Pine 2899, Norfolk Island

3. Persons known to Council to have an interest in the land

The persons known to Council to have an interest in each parcel of land proposed for sale are identified in the Schedule below.

4. Schedule of land proposed for sale

All amounts are stated as at 1 September 2026, with interest calculated to 1 September 2026.

No.	Assessment No.	Address and title description	Persons known to have an interest	Overdue rates & charges (unpaid >5 yrs) and accrued interest (cl 133(d))	Other rates & charges payable and accrued interest (cl 133(e))	Total amount due (cl 133(f))
1	11103728	Rooty Hill Road, Norfolk Island Title 2234, Edition 1: Lot 28, Section 5, Portion 56b(rem), Sheet 14, area 8358m²	Registered proprietor: Estate of Sarah Lewis Christian (deceased), C/- Curator of Deceased Estates, Norfolk Island	$5,983.37	$5,120.86	$11,104.23
2	11103835	12 Selwyn Pine Road, Norfolk Island Title 429, Edition 10: Lot 4, Section 25, Portion 21j7, Sheet 68, area 3330m²	Registered proprietor: Denis Harold Christian Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 11420, registered 02/05/2019)	$2,356.07	$4,962.74	$7,318.81
3	11106184	Ferny Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2699, Edition 1: Lot 143, Section 21, Portion 60a12, Sheet 56, area 5.559ha	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$3,998.45	$5,026.43	$9,024.88
4	11106192	Ferny Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2698, Edition 1: Lot 142, Section 21, Portion 60a11, Sheet 56, area 2529m²	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$3,095.52	$2,907.15	$6,002.67
5	11106200	Ferny Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2695, Edition 1: Lot 139, Section 21, Portion 60a8, Sheet 56, area 2130m²	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$4,061.75	$3,250.82	$7,312.57
6	11106218	Ferny Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2697, Edition 1: Lot 141, Section 21, Portion 60a10, Sheet 56, area 2451m²	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$5,112.31	$4,087.94	$9,200.25
7	11106226	Ferny Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2696, Edition 1: Lot 140, Section 21, Portion 60a9, Sheet 56, area 2301m²	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$3,571.48	$3,551.42	$7,122.90
8	11106234	13 Goldies Lane, Norfolk Island Title 993, Edition 8: Lot 15, Section 11, Portion 22n8, Sheet 34, area 9811m²	Registered proprietor: Philip Russell Davison, as Trustee for The Philip Trust	$4,316.48	$4,614.48	$8,930.96
9	11107752	26 Edward Young Road, Norfolk Island Title 2141, Edition 7: Lot 64, Section 15, Portion 40b62, Sheet 41, area 2000m²	Registered proprietor: Damian Paul Finch Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 6936, registered 04/01/2008)	$1,627.86	$3,663.43	$5,291.29
10	11107851	Jonathan Adams Road, Norfolk Island Title 1706, Edition 1: Lot 71, Section 9, Portion 31a, Sheet 29, area 3.215ha	Registered proprietor: Adrian John Flores	$3,719.47	$4,468.06	$8,187.53
11	11107869	Jonathan Adams Road, Norfolk Island Title 1707, Edition 1: Lot 72, Section 9, Portion 31h, Sheet 29, area 1.718 Ha	Registered proprietor: Adrian John Flores	$3,708.25	$4,479.28	$8,187.53
12	11108370	104a JE Road, Norfolk Island Title 925, Edition 13: Lot 37, Section 24, Portion 138a1, Sheet 67, area 2.023ha	Registered proprietors: Tara Yvonne Morgan and Jaimie Irene Christensen (tenants in common in equal shares) Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 10869, registered 18/01/2018)	$1,202.70	$7,065.05	$8,267.75
13	11109493	Selwyn Pine Road, Norfolk Island Title 1267, Edition 4: Lot 5, Section 25, Portion 21i5, Sheet 68, area 1.305 ha	Registered proprietor: Marilyn Rebecca Hayes	$3,846.24	$4,902.95	$8,749.19
14	11109501	26 Selwyn Pine Road, Norfolk Island Title 1386, Edition 6: Lot 2, Section 25, Portion 21i4, Sheet 68, area 5281m²	Registered proprietor: Marilyn Rebecca Hayes	$4,837.07	$7,039.16	$11,876.23
15	11109519	Selwyn Pine Road, Norfolk Island Title 1266, Edition 5: Lot 3, Section 25, Portion 21j6, Sheet 68, area 2023m²	Registered proprietor: Marilyn Rebecca Hayes Mortgagee: Westpac (Mortgage, Instrument 8628, registered 13/01/2012)	$4,137.50	$5,137.89	$9,275.39
16	11110897	33 Collins Head Road, Norfolk Island Title 638, Edition 3: Lot 37, Section 7, Portion 46i3, Sheet 21, area 4049m²	Registered proprietor: Angela Mary Keogh Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 5521, registered 10/05/2005)	$3,931.11	$3,707.20	$7,638.31
17	11111028	16 Hemus Road, Norfolk Island Title 903, Edition 4: Lot 47, Section 16, Portion 41a21, Sheet 42, area 4277m²	Registered proprietors: Matthew James King and Kathryn Patricia King (joint tenants) Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 4387, registered 07/01/2003)	$2,509.58	$4,586.02	$7,095.60
18	11113313	Stockyard Road, Norfolk Island Lot 17, Portion 17d5 (Easement), area 786m², , Dealing No. 4158	Registered proprietor: Frank. Wilbur. Murphy	$2,740.15	$1,785.79	$4,525.94
19	11114030	20 Shortridge Road, Norfolk Island Title 2043, Edition 4: Lot 2, Section 15, Portion 40b2, Sheet 41, area 2334m²	Registered proprietor: Rubie Joy Nobbs Mortgagee: Westpac (Mortgage, Instrument 6263, registered 05/09/2006)	$1,982.08	$3,605.18	$5,587.26
20	11116415	Bumbora Road, Norfolk Island Title 123, Edition 2: Lot 43, Section 20, Portion 76c4, Sheet 54, area 8194m²	Registered proprietor: Wayne Daniel Richards Mortgagee: Westpac (Mortgage, Instrument 4748, registered 03/11/2003)	$1,227.71	$3,514.02	$4,741.73
21	11116423	17 Collins Head Road, Norfolk Island Title 4, Edition 7: Lot 29, Section 7, Portion 44e9, Sheet 20, area 4046m²	Registered proprietors: Wayne Daniel Richards and Lisa Jan Richards (joint tenants) Mortgagee: Westpac (Mortgage, Instrument 4747, registered 03/11/2003)	$1,648.81	$4,605.96	$6,254.77
22	11117611	61 Grassy Road, Norfolk Island Title 2146, Edition 6: Lot 116, Section 27, Portion 153P3, Sheet 73, area 1369m²	Registered proprietors: Clinton John Sharkey and Renee Maree Cooper (joint tenants) Mortgagee: Commonwealth Bank (Mortgage, Instrument 7002, registered 10/03/2008)	$3,107.01	$3,844.58	$6,951.59
23	11118395	10 Berry's Lane, Norfolk Island Title 2016, Edition 9: Lot 7, Section 32, Portion 145g, Sheet 85, area 2.836ha	Registered proprietor: Grant Oliver Summerscales Mortgagee: Westpac (Mortgage, Instrument 8627, registered 13/01/2012	$6,080.70	$9,351.43	$15,432.13
		TOTALS		$78,801.67	$105,277.84	$184,079.51

5. Payment before the date of sale

If, before the time fixed for the sale of any parcel of land listed above:

(a) all rates and charges payable (including overdue rates and charges) in respect of that parcel are paid to Council; or

(b) an arrangement satisfactory to Council for payment of all such rates and charges is entered into by the rateable person,

Council must not proceed with the sale of that parcel.

Ratepayers are strongly encouraged to contact Council to discuss payment options before the date of sale.

6. Enquiries

All enquiries regarding this notice should be directed to:

Norfolk Island Regional Council, 39 Taylors Road, Norfolk Island, NSW 2899; Telephone: (+6723) 22001; Email: customercare@nirc.gov.nf; Attention: Acting General Manager

Dated: 17 October 2026

Nicholas Mostardo
Acting General Manager

Source: 2026-10-17 Public Notice - Sale of Land (PDF, 254KB)