About the project

The Financial Plan provides a 10 year financially sustainable projection regarding how the actions of the Council Plan may be funded to achieve the Community Vision.

It directs our future spending, saving and investment so we can continue delivering and maintaining our services and infrastructure. It also helps us to plan for the delivery of major, intergenerational capital projects over the next decade.

Developing the draft

Across 2024-2025, Council undertook the 'Towards a Better Bass Coast' project to inform the development of Council's new key strategic documents for 2025-2029 and beyond.

The Draft Long Term Financial Plan has been developed reflecting the priorities identified through the Stage 1 broad community consultation undertaken in July and August 2024 and the Stage 2 deliberative engagement undertaken by the 45-member Community Panel earlier this year.


  • Natural Beautiful - Together we build resilience and protect and enhance our natural environment.
  • Thriving Places - Facilities and infrastructure meet current and future needs. Growth is sustainable and well planned. Our economy, agriculture, tourism and industries are resilient and unique character is preserved.
  • Vibrant Communities - Communities are healthy, inclusive, safe and socially connected. Communities celebrate opportunity, recreation, diversity, heritage and reconciliation.
  • Visionary Leadership - Our community flourishes through leadership that is open and responsible, ensuring decisions serve the community's best interests, and comply with legislative obligations.

Naturally Beautiful

  • Climate Change Action Plan
  • Waste Network Infrastructure

Thriving Places

  • Aquatics and Leisure Centre
  • Tracks and Trails
  • Cowes Streetscapes
  • Wonthaggi North East DCP

Vibrant Communities

  • Phillip Island Sporting Precinct
  • Pavillion Renewal and Upgrades

Visionary Leadership

  • Financial Sustainability and Financial Principles
  • Asset Management Plan 2025-2035
  • Council Plan 2025-2029

Towards a Better Bass Coast

You can also read and provide feedback on the other key strategies developed through the 'Towards a Better Bass Coast' project:

How did we get here?

  • Stage 2 - Community Panel

    Learn more about what a community panel is, how it works and how community are involved.

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