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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):

  • Capital projects delivery – $195.9 million (34.7 per cent)
  • Waste management – $65.4 million (11.6 per cent)
  • Family services – $33.1 million (5.9 per cent)
  • Internal services – $32.1 million (5.7 per cent)
  • Recreation and sports – $31.7 million (5.6 per cent)
  • Parks and reserve management – $27 million (4.8 per cent)
  • Community capacity building – $24.3 million (4.3 per cent)
  • Community care – $23.1 million (4.1 per cent)
  • Arts and culture – $19.4 million (3.4 per cent)
  • Transport infrastructure planning and delivery – $18.1 million (3.2 per cent).

Services

The cost of services the City delivers to the community during the 2023-24 financial year is budgeted to be $370 million, which is an increase of $7.6 million on the 2022-23 forecast. This increase reflects the rising price of materials and service delivery, and the region’s growth.


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.

Share your views and feedback

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.

Submissions can be lodged online below or by mail

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.

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