Council is facing the same significant financial challenges that many local governments are experiencing. The costs of delivering services and infrastructure are increasing and we’re also dealing with funding cuts from other levels of government.

Like other councils in Victoria, we need to manage growth while costs continue to rise. This makes it harder each year to provide the services our community needs with the funding we have.

As we start planning next year’s budget, we want residents to consider the services the City offers and the funding priorities.

How to participate

Similar to recent years, we are seeking your comments early to help inform the Budget. We will seek your feedback again in April 2025 on the Proposed Budget.

In this first phase, use the ‘Fund It’ tool to share the service categories you most value. You can provide any other feedback using the Feedback Form, either online or by downloading and sending it back to us, by midnight Sunday 8 December 2024.