Council adopted the 2018/2019 Budget at its Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday 26 June 2018. The $37.07 million will seek to maintain and improve infrastructure, and deliver more than 100 services to the community in the year ahead.
It outlines the staffing and resources needed to achieve the strategic objectives in the Council Plan 2017-2021, under the three pillars of Our People, Our Place and Our Economy.
Rates increase by an average of 2.25% under the Victorian Government’s Fair Go Rates System, as council continues to find more efficiencies and advocate for more government funding. As this is a general revaluation year, some rates will increase by more than the 2.25%, while others will increase by less.
Council has removed the municipal charge as per our rating strategy. Kerbside bin collection charges will increase by an average of 5.4% per property, in response to cost pressures associated with the rising costs of waste management.
The proposed budget will deliver an $11.3 million Capital Works Program to deliver better roads and bridges, drainage, buildings and community facilities, footpaths, tracks and trails.
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