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Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit ideas and priorities for Council’s 2026–27 Budget and 10 Year Capital Works Plan. We appreciate the thoughtful feedback and community input received.
The ideas survey is now closed. All submissions will be carefully considered as Council prepares the draft 2026–27 Budget, alongside our long-term plans and strategic objectives.
Next steps
The Proposed 2026–27 Budget will be available for public inspection from 17 April to 15 May 2026. During this period, the community will have the opportunity to review the proposed budget and provide formal feedback.
Following consultation, the final 2026–27 Budget will be presented to Council for endorsement on 30 June 2026.
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Council would like to hear about your priorities and ideas for consideration as part of the 2026-27 Budget and for Council’s 10 Year Capital Works Plan. To share your ideas, please complete our "submit an idea" survey by 30 January 2026.
In developing the budget, we look at what funds are needed to continue our operations and maintain or renew our assets and infrastructure. We also consider any requests from our community members that would require funding.
The bigger picture
The budget considers the strategic requirements of our long term plans, such as the 10 Year Capital Works Plan, Long Term Financial Plan and Council's Asset Plan. These plans are reviewed every year as part of the budget process.
Our Asset Plan was developed in 2025 in consultation with the community to keep our assets in a fit for purpose state that meets community expectations.
New budget initiatives or ideas are also reviewed against their alignment to the Council Plan 2025-2029. Shortly after each election, Councillors work together to develop a Council Plan setting out the main strategic objectives for their 4-year term. The current Council Plan runs from 2025 to 2029 and has 10 strategic objectives. Please take a look and see if your idea lines up with one of these objectives.
You can access these plans in the document section of this page.
Next steps
All submitted ideas will be considered as we draft the new budget. The draft will be presented to Council for formal adoption as the Proposed 2026-27 Budget.
Once the Proposed 2026-27 Budget is adopted, it will be made available for feedback in a formal consultation process taking place in April and May 2026. Following a review of feedback, the final 2026-27 Budget will be presented to Council for endorsement on 30 June 2026.
