Budget
Council's annual Budget 2023/24(PDF, 5MB) was adopted on Wednesday 28 June 2023.
Council rates align with the state-wide rate cap of 3.5 per cent.
Council has committed $10.3 million to roads, including upgrades, major repairs, and continuing maintenance, along with repair works following the storms. A further $1.2 million is earmarked for footpath and cycleway improvements.
2023/24 key initiatives and highlights
Kyneton – $300k
Kyneton Showgrounds netball development
Malmsbury – $75k
Malmsbury cricket rooms design
Woodend – $1.7m
Woodend to Riddells Creek Shared Trail works
Gisborne – $560k
Gisborne Aquatic Centre services renewal
New Gisborne – $258k
New Gisborne tennis courts lighting
Macedon – $120k
Macedon Tennis Club fencing upgrade
Lancefield – $70k
Development of a masterplan for Lancefield Park, and furnishing the new Lancefield Kindergarten and Maternal and Child Health service
Romsey – $570k
Romsey Skate Park upgrade
Riddells Creek – $250k
Riddells Creek Recreation Reserve drainage improvement
Other highlights
- $10.3m roadworks
- $1.9m building renewal works
- $321k building design projects for potential future upgrades
- $1.4m bridge program - renewal and upgrades
Delivered in 2022/23
Roadworks
- Approximately 200,000m2 sealed road, major maintenance (equivalent to 28km)
- 770km gravel roads resheeted or graded
Early Years / Maternal and Child Health
- 360 children enrolled across 15 programs for three-year-old kinder in 2023
- 543 children enrolled across 31 programs for four-year-old kinder in 2023
- 4,879 maternal and child health key age/stage assessments
Customer Service
Environment
Recreation
- 8 new or upgraded open spaces and grounds (includes Gisborne Fields BBQ/Picnic Shelter upgrades)
Strategy
- 9 master plans and policies adopted
Waste
- 3,000+ tonnes diverted from landfill saving an estimated $880k
- 1,644,700 bins collected
Click image to view or download the Financial year highlights then and now(PDF, 2MB)