DRAFT 2024-2025 Glenelg Shire Council Budget

Draft Budget Release

At its meeting on 23 April 2024, Council resolved that the Draft Glenelg Shire Council Budget 2024/25 (including the 2024/25 Draft Fees and Charges schedule) "the Draft Budget" as presented to that meeting be prepared and advertised in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Policy.

The Draft Budget was formulated taking feedback from community Drop In Information sessions held around the Shire during February 2024 and survey submissions received.

To view the Draft Budget click here

Copies of the Draft Budget are also available for inspection from 26 April to 17 May 2024 at Council’s website www.glenelg.vic.gov.au or any of the Customer Service Centres:

• Portland Customer Service Centre, 71 Cliff Street Portland
• Casterton Customer Service Centre, 67 Henty Street Casterton
• Heywood Customer Service Centre, 77 Edgar Street Heywood (re-opening from 29 April 2024)

Draft Budget Feedback

Council invites feedback on the Draft Budget from 26 April 2024 to 17 May 2024. Community feedback will be considered by Council at the 28 May 2024 meeting, to be held at the Council Chambers, Cliff Street Portland

The online feedback form can be found at the bottom of this page.

Hardcopy feedback forms can also be returned to the following locations:

• In person at any of our Customer Service Centres listed above
• Via post to PO Box 152, Portland VIC 3305
• Emailed to enquiry@glenelg.vic.gov.au.

Hardcopy forms must be received by 5pm, 17 May 2024.

Draft Budget Highlights

A focus on the budget development has been to maintain existing service levels whilst ensuring expenditure is within the rates cap, which has been declared at 2.75% in 2024/25.

Here's how Council proposes to allocate every $100 of rates revenue across our service areas in 2024/25:

Council has worked hard to deliver an enormous capital works program over the past four years generated from significant stimulus funding and grant opportunities. In 2024/25 we are aiming to get through the backlog and deliver capital works that focus on renewing existing assets, not creating new ones.

Our proposed response to your voice:

The Draft budget includes the following items which were raised during the community sessions:

• Inclusion of $50k to maintain the condition of the Heywood Old School
• Ongoing funding of $25k in the renewal budget for accessibility projects throughout the Shire
• Continued funding for Christmas activities including lighting of the Christmas Tree of approximately $50k
• Contributions to the three major events in Casterton, Portland and Heywood totalling $52k
• Ongoing funding of $200k through the renewal budget for recreational assets including playground equipment.

Our proposed commitment to Council Asset renewal:

• Renewal of Shire wide Council buildings $320k
• Renewal of plant, equipment and vehicles $1.1M
• Renewal of Library resources at all libraries $95k
• Road Renewal Shire wide $3.5M
• Kerb & Channel renewal across the Shire $200k
• Pathway renewal across the Shire $150k
• Recreation Asset Renewal Shire Wide $200k