Articles tagged: Budget
Time running out to submit budget ideas
Colac Otway Shire residents and ratepayers have less than two weeks to submit their ideas for projects they want to see in the council’s 2026-27 budget.
Suggest Projects in budget
Corangamite Shire Council is calling on residents to provide a wish list of projects they want to see in the 2026-2027 budget.
Colac Otway’s budget invests in local projects
Footpaths, the Colac Saleyards and a Bluewater electrification project are some of the big winners in the Colac Otway Shire Council’s new budget.
State budget a mixed bag
Schools at Colac and Winchelsea have received funding under the State Government’s new budget.
Budget includes millions for Winchelsea, Lorne
Surf Coast Shire Council has released its draft 2025-26 budget for community feedback, with significant funding allocations for Winchelsea.
Draft prioritises renewal
Colac Otway residents will face a three-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 25-26 budget, but the council is still almost $4 million short to cover its spending.
Budget adjustment will give two trucks
Colac Otway Shire Council will spend almost $800,000 on two heavy vehicle trucks for its services and operations teams, an increase of more than 20 per cent of the original budget.
Corangamite focuses budget spend on roads
Corangamite Shire Council will spend almost $10 million on roads in the coming year, with a $3.79-milion budget surplus and 3.5-per-cent rate rise.
RATES GOING UP: Colac Otway draft budget predicts $2-million deficit
Colac Otway Shire ratepayers are facing a 3.5-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 2023-24 budget.
Surf Coast plans 3.5 per cent rate rise
Surf Coast residents can expect their rates to rise 3.5 per cent this year under the council’s draft budget, which also outlines $36.4 million in capital spending and an operating deficit of $18.3 million.
$3-million budget turnaround
Corangamite Shire Council finished the financial year with a $6.87-million surplus, but councillors have warned against thinking the council is swimming in cash.
Surf Coast splashes out pool cash
Upgrades to Winchelsea’s pool and Deans Marsh’s hall stand out in Surf Coast Shire Council’s final budget for 2022-23.
Corangamite spends up
Corangamite Shire Councillors say they’ve delivered a balanced budget that still manages to deliver new infrastructure projects while dealing with increasing costs.
Corangamite’s waste charges and rates rise
Corangamite Shire Council ratepayers can expect to pay 2.92 per cent more in rates and charges next financial year, under the council’s draft budget.
Roads and wetlands in budget
More than $5 million for Colac Otway roads and bridges, $3 million for Elliminyt wetlands redevelopment and record-low debt star in the council’s proposed new budget.
Winch pool upgrade leads budget spend
A $2-million upgrade to Winchelsea’s swimming pool, $1-million Deans Marsh Community Hall upgrade and $300,000 Winchelsea netball court headline spending in Surf Coast Shire’s draft budget.
Budget boost for telehealth
The Federal Government will invest more than $114 million to extend telehealth until the end of the year.
Rate increase is a concern for residents
Ratepayers have pleaded with Colac Otway Shire Councillors to drop plans for a rate rise, in what one councillor described as the “toughest” budget in history.
Stimulus for tight budget
Corangamite Shire residents will see an increase in their waste management charges but no rate rise for ratepayers, after the Corangamite Shire Council adopted its 2020-2021 budget this week.
Zero rate rise, $2.5M recovery plan for Corangamite
Corangamite Shire Council is one step closer to delivering a $2.5-million COVID-19 recovery package and a zero-per-cent average rate rise across the shire.
Surf Coast suggests big building budget
A rate rise, an unprecedented capital works budget and a roadmap for coronavirus recovery all feature in Surf Coast Shire Council’s proposed 2020-21 budget.
Colac Otway rejigs budget for 2020-21
Colac Otway Shire Council is reworking its annual budget to take the impacts of coronavirus into account.
LAW AND ORDER: Courthouse upgrade will improve security
COLAC’S courthouse will have increased security to better protect victims of violence after the State Government committed $330,000 to upgrade the dated facility.
PLEASE EXPLAIN: Colanda staff angry about closure plans
EMPLOYEES at Colac’s Colanda centre have told union officials they are angry at the lack of consultation from the State Government on the centre’s closure.
