Fees at council-operated child-care centres will rise 10per cent to $356 a week from July 1. Rates for half-day and daily care will also rise just under 10per cent, following a similar increase in 2008-09.

Community services director Kerry Stubbings said the council did not make a profit from child care and wanted to change its service to break even.

She said families experiencing hardship should contact the council to discuss individual circumstances, and some families could be eligible to claim the child-care benefit from the Federal Government.

The price of council-provided vaccinations will also increase in the new financial year.

A Twinrix (hepatitis A and B) adult injection will cost $97.60, an increase of $20.10 on 2008-09 rates, at one of Knox Council's public sessions.

Where services are provided at a business, prices for Boostrix (adult diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) will rise more than 21per cent to $42.40.

There will also be increases in Twinrix (up 32 per cent to $86.60) and a hepatitis A injection for a child (up 25 per cent to $49).

Knox chief executive officer Graeme Emonson said the price rises were directly related to the cost of the vaccinations.

"They do vary depending on whether new producers come on to the market. They can go up and down. But the council doesn't profit from this. We're reflecting the purchase price of vaccines."