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2022/23 Draft Budget snapshot:

  • $101.8 million total budget to deliver for a community of more than 38,000 people, including
    • $73.0 million operating budget to support Council services
    • $28.8 million Capital Works Program which funds community infrastructure from roads to sports fields
  • 1.75 per cent average general rate increase in line with the State Government rate cap and $8.84 decrease in the standard waste charge.


2022/23 Draft Budget Highlights

  • $11.2 million to deliver new leisure and recreational facilities, including
    • Complete construction of new Cowes Cultural and Community Centre ($2.8m) and surrounding Public Realm Improvements ($2.2m)
    • Kilcunda Foreshore Skate Park construction ($0.3m)
    • Equipment upgrades at WUCAC ($0.2m)
  • $14.0 million to improve Bass Coast’s road and path network, including
    • Shetland Heights and Potters Hill Road unsealed road upgrade ($1.8m)
    • Cowes-Rhyll Road Shared Pathway ($0.5m)
    • Corinella Connection Pathway ($0.3m)
  • $18.6 million on our Waste Services, including
    • Waste Services ($12.4m)
    • Landfill Rehabilitation ($4.1m)
    • Micro Turbines ($1.6m)
  • $5.1 million on Climate Change Actions, including
    • Protecting our natural environment ($2.1m)
    • Rock Revetment Wall and Groyne Renewal ($1.0m)
    • Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations ($0.4m)
  • $10.9 million to upgrade community facilities, including
    • Wonthaggi Activity Centre Plan Priorities ($3.0m)
    • Kindergarten Expansion Project ($0.4m)
    • Renewal of Rhyll Hall ($0.3m)