Council is facing the same significant financial challenges 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 started planning next year’s budget, we asked our community to consider the services the City offers and what is of most important to them. What we heard during that engagement phase will inform the Proposed Budget which will be shared for feedback in April 2025.