You can find the full Proposed Budget 2023-24 to 2026-27 here
The following is a snapshot of the key facts and figures:
Operating result
The Council is budgeting for an operating surplus of $1.28 million in FY2023-24.
Expenditure
Total expenditure in 2023-24 will be $564.9 million.
Where the money goes (top 10 sources of expenditure):
Services
Borrowings
Council is budgeting for $70 million in new borrowings in 2023-24, taking total borrowings by the end of the Financial Year to $180.9 million. These new borrowings will help fund the delivery of community facilities and infrastructure.
The Council is budgeting for a $616.2 million capital projects program over the next four years, delivering new and upgraded community facilities and infrastructure such as sports pavilions and fields, playgrounds and skate parks, footpaths and road improvements.
All fees and charges have been listed in the budget document for the community’s review.
Rises to fees and charges have been minimised where possible, but there are increases and some new fees to reflect the current economic climate.
Feedback helps the Council ensure its strategic priorities align with the areas identified as being important to the community.
In addition to the submission form below, you are invited to share your feedback with Councillors in person at a number of pop-up Have Your Say listening posts to be held around Geelong.
Dates, times and venues for these sessions will be posted on this page once available. Please click the +Follow button at the top of the project page to receive updates.
We encourage you to review the draft documents (which can be found here or in the document library on the right-hand side of this page) prior to leaving feedback.
Submissions on the proposed Revenue and Rating Plan can be submitted online below or in writing by 5pm Wednesday 24 May 2023 and addressed to:
Chief Financial Officer,
Wadawurrung Country,
City of Greater Geelong,
PO Box 104,
Geelong VIC 3220
To ensure your submission is valid please include your name, postal address, a contact phone number, email address (if you have one) and details of your submission.
Council’s Submissions Panel will meet on Wednesday 7 June, 2023 at 6pm to consider all submissions.
The personal information requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong for the purpose of the proposed Budget 2023-24 or any other directly related purpose. If the personal information is not collected, we may not be able to contact you for further questions or solutions. Your personal information will only be disclosed to carry out a deeper analysis of the data* or as required to do so by law. Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to City of Greater Geelong, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.
*In order to gain a deeper understanding of the data provided to the City and improve our services to you, we may disclose the information you provide to us to AWS Comprehend which carry out analysis of the data. Your personal information may be disclosed to AWS Comprehend based in Sydney only in relation to the primary purpose of collection. View the following link for AWS Comprehend’s Data Privacy statement.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 03 5272 5272 |
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| contactus@geelongcity.vic.gov.au | |
| Website | www.geelongaustralia.com.au |
The National Relay Service is available as a phone solution for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment.
We Acknowledge the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the Land, Waterways and Skies. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our Greater Geelong community today.
