Each year, Council develops its annual budget which outlines how resources are prioritised to deliver important and relevant programs to the community. The draft budget also incorporates the major initiatives identified by the Council as priorities in the Council Plan 2021-2025, to be undertaken during the next financial year.
Council greatly values community feedback and insights. We are lucky to have an engaged and passionate community who have a deep well of knowledge and lived experience. This experience allows Council to have a greater understanding of diverse points of view, values, concerns and priorities. Council regards these attributes as a fundamental element of council decision making and essential to good governance.
Council has implemented a multi-phased approach as it works on crafting its 2023/24 budget. Understanding resident priorities will help Council develop a financially responsible budget, while continuing to deliver services and projects that are most important to the community.
Residents are encouraged to have their say on the Council Budget 2023/24 by completing the online survey or by collecting a printed copy of the survey at Council’s Customer Hubs, Golden Plains Civic Centre, 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and The Well, 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.
The Council Budget 2023/24 Community Survey is open from Tuesday 14 February to 5pm, Wednesday 8 March, 2023.