2023/2024 Budget at a Glance
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Important Basics
- Operational Budget - $81m up from $72m in 2022-2023
- Total change in rates and charges – 5.67% increase compared to 2022-2023 third quarter budget. Discounts and concessions bring this down to 5.52%
- Differential Rating Categories increase in Household Rates – 3.65%
- Additional Differential Rating Categories for Heavy Industry, Multi-unit dwellings, Transformers, Piggeries and Feedlots
- Combining of Wind Farm and Solar Farm Differential Rating Categories.
- Water Access Charge increase – 6%
- Water Consumption Charge increase (excl. high volume commercial users) – 6%
- Water Consumption Charge High Volume Commercial increase – 1%
- Sewerage Charge Increase
- 1st pedestal 3%
- Additional pedestal for hospital/education remaining at 80% of first pedestal
- Additional pedestal for other categories increasing from 54% to 67% of 1st pedestal
- Vacant – 3%
- Domestic Refuse Collection increase - $11
- Commercial Refuse Collection increase - $16
- Recycling Collection increase - $4
- Community Rescue and Evacuation Levy – no change
- Rural Fire Levy – no change
- Waste Management Levy – an increase of $10
- Capital Expenditure totals $33.354 million
- No new borrowings
- Projected operating deficit of $3.489 million in 2023/24 moving to surplus in 2027/28
- Council’s maximum $200 pensioner rebate remains, matched by the $200 maximum State Government pensioner subsidy plus 50% rebate on recycling charges.
